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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2009
Ronald E. Malmin, Chicago, IL (US);
Ronald E. Malmin, Chicago, IL (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A method of tuning an imaging system can include the steps of receiving photons at photo-multiplier units that are part of an array, determining an energy level for each of the photo-multiplier units based on events over a specific photo-multiplier unit and determining a sum energy level for the array of photo-multiplier units based on the events over the specific photo-multiplier unit. The method can also include the step of comparing the energy level for each of the photo-multiplier units with the sum energy level for the array of photo-multiplier units to assist in determining a contribution matrix for the array of photo-multiplier units. The energy level determination steps and the comparison step can be repeated for each photo-multiplier unit in the array to determine the contribution matrix.