CA945692A - Scintillation camera with improved resolution - Google Patents

Scintillation camera with improved resolution

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CA945692A
CA945692A CA124,910A CA124910A CA945692A CA 945692 A CA945692 A CA 945692A CA 124910 A CA124910 A CA 124910A CA 945692 A CA945692 A CA 945692A
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improved resolution
scintillation camera
scintillation
camera
resolution
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CA124,910A
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Gerardus H. Kulberg
Gerd Muehllehner
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GD Searle LLC
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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
    • 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)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
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  • 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)
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  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
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CA124,910A 1970-10-12 1971-10-12 Scintillation camera with improved resolution Expired CA945692A (en)

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US (1) US3732419A (nl)
JP (1) JPS5129839B1 (nl)
AU (1) AU463006B2 (nl)
CA (1) CA945692A (nl)
CH (1) CH539858A (nl)
DE (1) DE2149279C3 (nl)
FR (1) FR2110361B1 (nl)
GB (1) GB1363246A (nl)
IT (1) IT944739B (nl)
NL (1) NL151515B (nl)
SE (1) SE365618B (nl)
ZA (1) ZA716794B (nl)

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CH539858A (de) 1973-07-31
DE2149279B2 (de) 1975-01-23
AU3444371A (en) 1973-04-19
IT944739B (it) 1973-04-20
US3732419A (en) 1973-05-08
DE2149279C3 (de) 1975-08-21
JPS5129839B1 (nl) 1976-08-27
AU463006B2 (en) 1975-07-10
GB1363246A (en) 1974-08-14
ZA716794B (en) 1972-11-29
FR2110361B1 (nl) 1974-03-29
NL151515B (nl) 1976-11-15
NL7113984A (nl) 1972-04-14
SE365618B (nl) 1974-03-25
FR2110361A1 (nl) 1972-06-02
DE2149279A1 (de) 1972-04-13

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