GB1152392A - Human Body Scanner - Google Patents

Human Body Scanner

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Publication number
GB1152392A
GB1152392A GB35236/66A GB3523666A GB1152392A GB 1152392 A GB1152392 A GB 1152392A GB 35236/66 A GB35236/66 A GB 35236/66A GB 3523666 A GB3523666 A GB 3523666A GB 1152392 A GB1152392 A GB 1152392A
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Prior art keywords
bed
activity
carriages
pair
carriage
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Expired
Application number
GB35236/66A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Luigi Donato
Gianni Gennaro
Roberto Giordani
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
European Atomic Energy Community Euratom
Universita di Pisa
Original Assignee
European Atomic Energy Community Euratom
Universita di Pisa
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Publication date
Application filed by European Atomic Energy Community Euratom, Universita di Pisa filed Critical European Atomic Energy Community Euratom
Publication of GB1152392A publication Critical patent/GB1152392A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • A61B6/04—Positioning of patients; Tiltable beds or the like
    • A61B6/0407—Supports, e.g. tables or beds, for the body or parts of the body
    • A61B6/0442—Supports, e.g. tables or beds, for the body or parts of the body made of non-metallic materials
    • 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
    • A61B6/40—Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/4057—Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis by using radiation sources located in the interior of the body
    • 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
    • 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
    • G01T1/163—Whole body counters
    • 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
    • G01T1/163—Whole body counters
    • G01T1/1635—Whole body counters involving relative movement between detector and subject; scanning beds
    • 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
    • G01T1/166—Scintigraphy involving relative movement between detector and subject

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Radiation (AREA)
GB35236/66A 1965-08-17 1966-08-05 Human Body Scanner Expired GB1152392A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IT1854765 1965-08-17

Publications (1)

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GB1152392A true GB1152392A (en) 1969-05-14

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US (1) US3428805A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
CH (1) CH463633A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
FR (1) FR1513279A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
GB (1) GB1152392A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
NL (1) NL6611495A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)

Families Citing this family (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3591806A (en) * 1970-03-17 1971-07-06 Atomic Energy Commission Multicrystal tomographic scanner for mapping thin cross section of radioactivity in an organ of the human body
US3852601A (en) * 1971-07-15 1974-12-03 Ital Elettionica Spa Scanning device for scintigraphy according to three orthogonal planes
US3870886A (en) * 1971-07-28 1975-03-11 Sie Soc It Elettronica Scanning device for scintigraphy
US3767850A (en) * 1972-02-22 1973-10-23 Abbott Lab Graphic recording apparatus and method
US3855473A (en) * 1972-07-21 1974-12-17 Searle & Co Radioactivity measuring device with a movable detector head
DE2241373C3 (de) * 1972-08-23 1978-05-03 Philips Patentverwaltung Gmbh, 2000 Hamburg Einrichtung zum Abtasten, Messen und Aufzeichnen einer Radioaktivitätsverteilung mit zwei Meßköpfen und zwei Schreibköpfen
US4020348A (en) * 1975-05-12 1977-04-26 G. D. Searle & Co. Gantry scanning camera
US4651007A (en) * 1984-09-13 1987-03-17 Technicare Corporation Medical diagnostic mechanical positioner

Family Cites Families (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3233102A (en) * 1962-07-27 1966-02-01 Lyle E Packard Apparatus relating to the detection and measurement of radioactivity in relatively large bodies

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FR1513279A (fr) 1968-02-16
NL6611495A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1967-02-20
CH463633A (de) 1968-10-15
US3428805A (en) 1969-02-18

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
416 Proceeding under section 16 patents act 1949
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PLNP Patent lapsed through nonpayment of renewal fees