Hand-held gamma camera
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1. A gamma radiation camera system, comprising;
- a gamma radiation imager having a field of view and having a first radiation sensitivity; and
a gamma radiation detector having a sensitivity greater than that of the imager and facing in a same direction as a field of view of the imager.
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A radiation camera system, comprising;
a radiation imager having a field of view and having a first radiation sensitivity; and
a radiation detector having a sensitivity greater than that of the imager and facing in a same direction as a field of view of the camera.
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1. A gamma radiation camera system, comprising;
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a gamma radiation imager having a field of view and having a first radiation sensitivity; and
a gamma radiation detector having a sensitivity greater than that of the imager and facing in a same direction as a field of view of the imager. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of nuclear imaging comprising:
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providing a radiation imager having a field of view and having a first radiation sensitivity and a radiation detector having a sensitivity greater than that of the imager and facing in a same direction as a field of view of the imager;
determining a direction for the imager based on a radiation signal from the detector. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of determining whether a cancerous lesion which has been tagged with a radionuclide, has been removed, comprising:
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acquiring a first nuclear image of an area including the cancerous lesion, prior to excision of the lesion;
acquiring a second nuclear image of the area after excision of at least part of the lesion; and
comparing the first and second images to each other, wherein the first and second nuclear images are acquired using a radiation camera that comprises;
a radiation imager having a field of view and having a first radiation sensitivity; and
a radiation detector having a sensitivity greater than that of the imager and facing in a same direction as a field of view of the camera. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A radiation camera system, comprising;
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a radiation imager having a field of view and having a first radiation sensitivity; and
a radiation detector having a sensitivity greater than that of the imager and facing in a same direction as a field of view of the imager, wherein the radiation imager and radiation detector are comprised in a single unit. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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