CA1046653A - Gamma camera - Google Patents
Gamma cameraInfo
- Publication number
- CA1046653A CA1046653A CA237,767A CA237767A CA1046653A CA 1046653 A CA1046653 A CA 1046653A CA 237767 A CA237767 A CA 237767A CA 1046653 A CA1046653 A CA 1046653A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- detectors
- scintillation
- camera
- predetermined number
- output signals
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
- G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
- G01T1/161—Applications in the field of nuclear medicine, e.g. in vivo counting
- G01T1/164—Scintigraphy
- G01T1/1641—Static instruments for imaging the distribution of radioactivity in one or two dimensions using one or several scintillating elements; Radio-isotope cameras
- G01T1/1642—Static instruments for imaging the distribution of radioactivity in one or two dimensions using one or several scintillating elements; Radio-isotope cameras using a scintillation crystal and position sensing photodetector arrays, e.g. ANGER cameras
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
- A61B6/42—Arrangements for detecting radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis
- A61B6/4208—Arrangements for detecting radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis characterised by using a particular type of detector
- A61B6/4258—Arrangements for detecting radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis characterised by using a particular type of detector for detecting non x-ray radiation, e.g. gamma radiation
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Biomedical Technology (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Medical Informatics (AREA)
- Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
- Molecular Biology (AREA)
- Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
- Nuclear Medicine (AREA)
- Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLAANVRAGE7413741,A NL174398C (nl) | 1974-10-21 | 1974-10-21 | Scintillatie-camera. |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1046653A true CA1046653A (en) | 1979-01-16 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA237,767A Expired CA1046653A (en) | 1974-10-21 | 1975-10-16 | Gamma camera |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US4074135A (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JPS5182689A (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA1046653A (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE2547154A1 (enExample) |
| FR (1) | FR2288987A1 (enExample) |
| GB (1) | GB1529822A (enExample) |
| NL (1) | NL174398C (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2411419A1 (fr) * | 1977-12-07 | 1979-07-06 | Anvar | Perfectionnements aux procedes et dispositifs de detection et de localisation de rayonnements neutres |
| US4228515A (en) * | 1978-06-13 | 1980-10-14 | Sebastian Genna | Method and apparatus of digital calibration and position analysis of a radiant emission |
| US4990785A (en) * | 1989-07-03 | 1991-02-05 | The Curators Of The University Of Missouri | Radiation imaging apparatus and methods |
| JP3323323B2 (ja) * | 1994-04-25 | 2002-09-09 | 浜松ホトニクス株式会社 | シンチレーションカメラ |
| WO2004049001A1 (en) * | 2002-11-27 | 2004-06-10 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Gamma camera with dynamic threshold |
Family Cites Families (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3732419A (en) * | 1970-10-12 | 1973-05-08 | Nuclear Chicago Corp | Scintillation camera with improved resolution |
| JPS5417313B2 (enExample) * | 1971-09-20 | 1979-06-28 | ||
| US3784821A (en) * | 1971-11-22 | 1974-01-08 | Searle & Co | Scintillation camera with improved resolution |
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1974
- 1974-10-21 NL NLAANVRAGE7413741,A patent/NL174398C/xx not_active IP Right Cessation
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1975
- 1975-10-16 CA CA237,767A patent/CA1046653A/en not_active Expired
- 1975-10-17 US US05/623,394 patent/US4074135A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1975-10-17 GB GB42693/75A patent/GB1529822A/en not_active Expired
- 1975-10-20 JP JP50125474A patent/JPS5182689A/ja active Pending
- 1975-10-21 FR FR7532121A patent/FR2288987A1/fr active Granted
- 1975-10-21 DE DE19752547154 patent/DE2547154A1/de not_active Ceased
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| US4074135A (en) | 1978-02-14 |
| FR2288987B1 (enExample) | 1981-02-06 |
| NL174398C (nl) | 1984-06-01 |
| NL7413741A (nl) | 1976-04-23 |
| DE2547154A1 (de) | 1976-07-08 |
| NL174398B (nl) | 1984-01-02 |
| GB1529822A (en) | 1978-10-25 |
| JPS5182689A (enExample) | 1976-07-20 |
| FR2288987A1 (fr) | 1976-05-21 |
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