Light weight-camera head and-camera assemblies containing it
First Claim
1. A gamma-camera head having a detector assembly for the detection of X-rays and gamma-radiation, in which said detector assembly comprisesan array of room temperature, solid state spectroscopy grade detectors capable of converting impinging X-rays and gamma radiation directly into electric signals which can be processed into an image, each of said spectroscopy grade detectors being associated with at least one collimator and with charge sensitive preamplifier means being a member selected from the group of preamplifiers, hybrid preamplifier/amplifier devices and application specific integrated circuits, which detectors and associated at least one collimator and preamplifier means are arranged in parallel rows extending in a first direction and suitably spaced from each other in a second direction normal to said first direction, each of said parallel rows holding a plurality of said room temperature spectroscopy grade solid state detectors;
- whereby data acquired by said detector assembly is directly converted into an image.
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Abstract
A light weight gamma-camera head and assemblies and kits which embody it. The gamma-camera head has a detector assembly which includes an array of room temperature, solid state spectroscopy grade detectors each associated with a collimator and preamplifier, which detectors and associated collimators and preamplifiers are arranged in parallel rows extending in a first direction and suitably spaced from each other in a second direction normal to the first direction, each of the parallel detector rows holding a plurality of detectors. The head may optionally have an electric motor for moving the detector in the second direction and optionally also in the first direction, either stepwise or continuously.
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1. A gamma-camera head having a detector assembly for the detection of X-rays and gamma-radiation, in which said detector assembly comprises
an array of room temperature, solid state spectroscopy grade detectors capable of converting impinging X-rays and gamma radiation directly into electric signals which can be processed into an image, each of said spectroscopy grade detectors being associated with at least one collimator and with charge sensitive preamplifier means being a member selected from the group of preamplifiers, hybrid preamplifier/amplifier devices and application specific integrated circuits, which detectors and associated at least one collimator and preamplifier means are arranged in parallel rows extending in a first direction and suitably spaced from each other in a second direction normal to said first direction, each of said parallel rows holding a plurality of said room temperature spectroscopy grade solid state detectors; whereby data acquired by said detector assembly is directly converted into an image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A gamma-camera head having a detector assembly for the detection of x-rays and gamma-radiation, in which said detector assembly comprises
an array of room temperature, solid state spectroscopy grade detectors capable of converting impinging X-rays and gamma radiation directly into electric signals which can be processed into an image, each of said spectroscopy grade detectors being associated with at least one collimator and with charge sensitive preamplifier means being a member selected from the group of preamplifiers, hybrid preamplifier/amplifier devices and application specific integrated circuits, which detectors and associated at least one collimator and preamplifier means are arranged in parallel rows extending in a first direction and suitably spaced from each other in a second direction normal to said first direction and forming a two-dimensional array covering the complete field of view of the camera head; whereby data acquired by said detector assembly is directly converted into an image.
- 32. A gamma-camera head having a detector assembly for the detection of X-rays and gamma-radiation, comprising a plurality of room temperature solid state spectroscopic grade detectors capable of converting impinging X-rays and gamma radiation directly into electric signals which can be processed into an image, each of said spectroscopy grade detectors being associated with collimator means.
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