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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2012
Zhengyan Wang, Antioch, IL (US);
Wenli Wang, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Karthikayan Balakrishnan, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Zhengyan Wang, Antioch, IL (US);
Wenli Wang, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Karthikayan Balakrishnan, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for simulating a radiation phantom so as to calibrate or measure performance of a gamma detection system. The apparatus includes a line bar configured to rotate around an axis of rotation, a source carriage configured to move linearly along the line bar and to hold an attached radiation source, and a fixture assembly configured to support the line bar, the fixture assembly being configured to attach to a patient bed.