CA2060307A1 - Apparatus for detecting, localizing, and imaging of radiation in biological systems - Google Patents

Apparatus for detecting, localizing, and imaging of radiation in biological systems

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CA2060307A1
CA2060307A1 CA2060307A CA2060307A CA2060307A1 CA 2060307 A1 CA2060307 A1 CA 2060307A1 CA 2060307 A CA2060307 A CA 2060307A CA 2060307 A CA2060307 A CA 2060307A CA 2060307 A1 CA2060307 A1 CA 2060307A1
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radiation
localizing
probe
detecting
imaging
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Robert G. Carroll
Robin A. Wise, Jr.
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Care Wise Medical Products Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
    • A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/10—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy
    • A61N5/1001—X-ray therapy; Gamma-ray therapy; Particle-irradiation therapy using radiation sources introduced into or applied onto the body; brachytherapy
    • A61N5/1014—Intracavitary radiation therapy
    • 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

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  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Investigating, Analyzing Materials By Fluorescence Or Luminescence (AREA)

Abstract

APPARATUS FOR DETECTING, LOCALIZING, AND
IMAGING OF RADIATION IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

ABSTRACT

Collimating probes (10, 20, 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500) and probes (720 and 1100) and associated collimators (800, 900 and 1000) for detecting, localizing, and mapping or imaging radiation emanating from a hidden source, such as within the body of a living being. One continuously adjustable collimating probe (10) comprises a radiation detector (26) and an adjustment mechanism (30) for continuously adjusting the solid angle which radiation may pass to the detector. A receptacle (600) is also provided to hold a specimen on that probe.
Non-adjustable probes (720 and 1100) adapted to be used with separate, readily securable, collimators (800, 900 and 1000) are also provided. When any such collimator is used on the probe it enables the adjustment of the probe's solid angle of acceptance in at least one discrete increment.
CA002060307A 1989-06-08 1990-06-07 Apparatus for detecting, localizing, and imaging of radiation in biological systems Expired - Lifetime CA2060307C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US491,390 1983-05-04
US07/363,243 US4959547A (en) 1989-06-08 1989-06-08 Apparatus and methods for detecting, localizing, and imaging of radiation in biological systems
US363,243 1989-06-08
US07/491,390 US5036201A (en) 1990-03-09 1990-03-09 Probe and collimator for quick releasable mounting thereon
PCT/US1990/003232 WO1990015346A2 (en) 1989-06-08 1990-06-07 Apparatus for detecting, localizing, and imaging of radiation in biological systems

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CA2060307A1 true CA2060307A1 (en) 1990-12-09
CA2060307C CA2060307C (en) 2001-01-16

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JP (1) JPH05500415A (en)
AU (1) AU5956890A (en)
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WO (1) WO1990015346A2 (en)

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JPH05500415A (en) 1993-01-28
WO1990015346A3 (en) 1991-01-24
EP0476064A1 (en) 1992-03-25
AU5956890A (en) 1991-01-07
CA2060307C (en) 2001-01-16
WO1990015346A2 (en) 1990-12-13

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