Positron emission tomography imaging system
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1. A positron emission tomography (PET) imaging system comprising:
- a gantry forming a detection tunnel;
a detector mounted to the gantry, and positioned in a circumference of the detection tunnel;
a connector configured to mount the detector to the gantry;
a heat transfer device being mounted on the connector and thermally coupled with the detector and configured to transfer heat generated by the detector; and
a cooling device thermally coupled to the heat transfer device, and configured to cool the heat transfer device, wherein;
the connector includes a fixing unit configured to fix the detector on the gantry and a supporting unit configured to support the detector, the supporting unit having a first surface and a second surface,the second surface of the supporting unit further comprises a concave region, andthe concave region of the second surface of the supporting unit comprises a first groove configured to accommodate at least a part of the heat transfer device.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for heat transfer and cooling in PET. The system may include a gantry including a gantry forming a detection tunnel; a detector mounted to the gantry, and positioned in a circumference of the detection tunnel; a heat transfer device thermally coupled with the detector and configured to transfer heat generated by the detector; and a cooling device thermally coupled to the heat transfer device, and configured to cool the heat transfer device.
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1. A positron emission tomography (PET) imaging system comprising:
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a gantry forming a detection tunnel; a detector mounted to the gantry, and positioned in a circumference of the detection tunnel; a connector configured to mount the detector to the gantry; a heat transfer device being mounted on the connector and thermally coupled with the detector and configured to transfer heat generated by the detector; and a cooling device thermally coupled to the heat transfer device, and configured to cool the heat transfer device, wherein; the connector includes a fixing unit configured to fix the detector on the gantry and a supporting unit configured to support the detector, the supporting unit having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface of the supporting unit further comprises a concave region, and the concave region of the second surface of the supporting unit comprises a first groove configured to accommodate at least a part of the heat transfer device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An imaging system, comprising a first imaging device and a second imaging device, wherein:
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the second imaging device is a positron emission tomography (PET) device comprising; a gantry forming a detection tunnel; a detector mounted to the gantry via a connector, and positioned in a circumference of the detection tunnel; a heat transfer device being mounted on the connector and thermally coupled with the detector, wherein the heat transfer device is configured to transfer heat generated by the detector; and
wherein;the gantry of the PET device includes a first end surface facing the first imaging device, a second end surface opposite to the first end surface along an axial direction of the detection tunnel, and at least one third surface, and the connector fixes the detector on at least one third surface and/or the second surface of the gantry of the PET device except the first end surface, the connector includes a fixing unit configured to fix the detector on the gantry and a supporting unit configured to support the detector, the supporting unit having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface of the supporting unit further comprises a concave region, and the concave region of the second surface of the supporting unit comprises a groove configured to accommodate at least a part of the heat transfer device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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