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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gengsheng Lawrence Zeng, Sandy, UT (US);
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/166 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/166 ;
Abstract
A rotating laminar emission camera is provided. The camera includes a detector having a side which detects radiation facing an object being studied. The detector rotates about a central axis ( ) perpendicular to the side of the detector facing the object. A collimator ( ) constructed of a radiation attenuative material is arranged on the side of the detector facing the object. The collimator ( ) including a plurality of spaced apart slats ( ) which are tilted at an angle a greater than zero with respect to the axis ( ).