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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2008
John F. Vesel, Kirtland, OH (US);
Michael J. Petrillo, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Ian Farmer, Capitola, CA (US);
Mahmoud Janbakhsh, San Ramon, CA (US);
Rizwan Hassan, Danville, CA (US);
Paul Hug, Saratoga, CA (US);
Joseph J. Stefan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Marc A. Huber, San Jose, CA (US);
John F. Vesel, Kirtland, OH (US);
Michael J. Petrillo, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Ian Farmer, Capitola, CA (US);
Mahmoud Janbakhsh, San Ramon, CA (US);
Rizwan Hassan, Danville, CA (US);
Paul Hug, Saratoga, CA (US);
Joseph J. Stefan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Marc A. Huber, San Jose, CA (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
When performing nuclear (e.g., SPECT or PET) and CT scans on a patient, a volume cone-beam CT scan is performed using a cone-beam CT X-ray source () and an offset flat panel X-ray detector (). A field of view of the X-ray source overlaps a field of view of two nuclear detector heads (), and the offset of the X-ray detector () minimizes interference with nuclear detector head movement about a rotatable gantry (). Additionally, a locking mechanism () provides automatically locking of the X-ray detector () in each of a stowed and operation position, improving safety and CT image quality.