Method and system of optimized volumetric imaging
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1. A method for performing volumetric imaging of at least a portion of a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
- a) providing a system which comprisesi) a surface for positioning at least a portion of said patient'"'"'s body in a space adjacent thereto;
ii) a plurality of extendable detector arms each havinga) at least one detection unit which comprises at least one pixilated solid-state radiation detector and at least one collimator; and
b) at least one actuator operable to move said detection unit; and
iii) a gantry which supports said plurality of extendable detector arms; and
b) using said system to image at least a portion of said patient'"'"'s body by approaching only some of said detection units to relatively near said body and leaving others of said detection units relatively distant from said body while using said detection units to collect radiation data from said body.
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Abstract
A system of performing a volumetric scan. The system comprises a surface of positioning a patient in a space parallel thereto, a plurality of extendable detector arms each the detector arm having a detection unit having at least one radiation detector, and an actuator which moves the detection unit along a linear path, and a gantry which supports the plurality of extendable detector arms around the surface so that each the linear path of each respective the extendable detector arm being directed toward the space.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for performing volumetric imaging of at least a portion of a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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a) providing a system which comprises i) a surface for positioning at least a portion of said patient'"'"'s body in a space adjacent thereto; ii) a plurality of extendable detector arms each having a) at least one detection unit which comprises at least one pixilated solid-state radiation detector and at least one collimator; and b) at least one actuator operable to move said detection unit; and iii) a gantry which supports said plurality of extendable detector arms; and b) using said system to image at least a portion of said patient'"'"'s body by approaching only some of said detection units to relatively near said body and leaving others of said detection units relatively distant from said body while using said detection units to collect radiation data from said body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for volumetric imaging comprising:
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a) providing a system which comprises i) a surface for positioning at least a portion of a patient'"'"'s body in a space adjacent thereto; ii) a plurality of extendable detector arms each having at least one detection unit which comprises a) at least one pixilated solid-stated detector and at least one collimator; and b) at least one actuator operable to move said detection unit; and iii) a gantry which supports said plurality of extendable detector arms; b) positioning at least one of said detection units in proximity to a patient; c) operating said detectors to acquire date from said detection unit; d) calculating a desired scan pattern, said calculation being based at least in part on said acquired data; e) repositioning or reorienting at least one of said detector units according to said desired scan pattern; and f) using said repositioned or reoriented detector unit to acquire additional radiation detection data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for performing a volumetric scan which comprises
a) providing a system which comprises i) a surface for positioning at least a portion of a patient'"'"'s body in a space adjacent thereto; -
ii) a plurality of extendable detector arms each having a) at least one detection unit which comprises at least one pixilated solid-state detector and at least one collimator; and b) an actuator operable to move said detection unit; and iii) a gantry which supports said plurality of extendable detector arms, b) approaching at least one of said detection units towards the patient'"'"'s body; and c) positioning at least one of said detection units at a plurality of positions and/or orientations while detecting radiation from at least a portion of a patient'"'"'s body by at least one of a group consisting of i) rotating said gantry during said detecting process; and ii) at least partially rotating said at least one detection unit during said detecting process. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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