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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2008
Jason S. Wiener, Fremont, CA (US);
Merlene Robergeau, San Jose, CA (US);
Jody L. Garrard, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Raymond C. D'ambrosio, Fremont, CA (US);
Jason S. Wiener, Fremont, CA (US);
Merlene Robergeau, San Jose, CA (US);
Jody L. Garrard, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Raymond C. D'Ambrosio, Fremont, CA (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A pallet () for use with a gamma camera includes a rigid sheet () having a thickness (d) of less than six millimeters and a strength-enhancing curvature transverse to an axial direction (DA). At least a portion of an edge () of the rigid sheet has a bevel (B) with a length (x) along the sheet of at least about ten millimeters and a height (y) of at least about four-fifths of the sheet thickness. A protective covering () is disposed over the beveled edge. In a nuclear imaging method, a subject is disposed on the rigid sheet and a radiological image is acquired of at least a portion of the subject disposed on the sheet with at least one radiation detector head () positioned underneath or at an oblique angle below the subject. The bevel is effective to reduce or blur an edge artifact in the acquired image.