Michael R Petrillo

US Patent:

8452381, May 28, 2013

Filed:

Dec 5, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/721744

Inventors:

Sorin V. Cora - Anaheim CA, US
Mark E. Desilets - San Jose CA, US
Dumitru Dragan - Fremont CA, US
Moataz Karmalawy - San Ramon CA, US
Michael J. Petrillo - Pleasanton CA, US

Assignee:

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. - Eindhoven

International Classification:

A61B 6/00
G01T 1/164
H05G 1/00

US Classification:

600436, 600407, 600411, 378 4, 378 17, 378 25, 378 37, 378 38, 378 40, 378 63, 378204

Abstract:

A apparatus particularly well suited for use in medical imaging includes radiation sensitive detectors () which detect gamma radiation indicative of radionuclide decays in an examination region (). The detectors () are supported by generally c-shaped support () for rotation about a detector rotation axis (). The support () is farther attached to a pivot joint () which allows adjustment of the detector rotation axis (). The support () may also be translated in two degrees of freedom to so that the detectors () orbit the examination region () in a non-circular orbit.