Theranostic imaging with CZT gamma cameras
AssigneeKromek Group, PLC
InventorsJames William Hugg, Ian Radley
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Abstract
One embodiment provides a method for imaging photons, including: receiving a dataset associated with a plurality of photon events, the photon events corresponding to photons interacting with a photon imaging device, wherein the photon imaging device comprises a photon guide assembly and a detector array; the photon guide assembly comprising a plurality of photon guides positioned at an oblique angle with respect to the detector array; and producing an oblique planar projection image of the plurality of photon events by processing the dataset. Other aspects are described and claimed.
Claims20
A method for imaging photons, comprising:
- receiving a dataset associated with a plurality of photon events, the photon events corresponding to photons interacting with a photon imaging device and each of the photon events having an incident path, wherein the photon imaging device comprises a photon guide assembly and a detector array;
- the photon guide assembly comprising a plurality of photon guides positioned at an oblique angle with respect to the detector array, wherein the photon guides positioned at an oblique angle create a longer incident path of a photon event compared to a length of an incident path of a perpendicularly incident photon event;
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- producing an oblique planar projection image of the plurality of photon events by processing the dataset and assigning a position of each photon event to a point of incidence on the detector array, wherein the assigning is based upon a measured depth of interaction along the longer incident path.
A photon imaging device, comprising:
- a photon guide assembly;
- a detector array;
- the photon guide assembly comprising a plurality of photon guides positioned at an oblique angle with respect to the detector array, wherein the photon guides positioned at an oblique angle create a longer incident path of a photon event compared to a length of an incident path of a perpendicularly incident photon event;
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- a processor;
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- a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to:
- receive a dataset associated with a plurality of photon events, the photon events corresponding to photons interacting with the photon imaging device and each of the photon events having an incident path;
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- produce an oblique planar projection image of the plurality of photon events by processing the dataset and assigning a position of each photon event to a point of incidence on the detector array, wherein the assigning is based upon a measured depth of interaction along the longer incident path.
A product, comprising:
- a storage device that stores code, the code being executable by a processor and comprising:
- code that receives a dataset associated with a plurality of photon events, the photon events corresponding to photons interacting with a photon imaging device and each of the photon events having an incident path, wherein the photon imaging device comprises a photon guide assembly and a detector array;
- the photon guide assembly comprising a plurality of photon guides positioned at an oblique angle with respect to the detector array, wherein the photon guides positioned at an oblique angle create a longer incident path of a photon event compared to a length of an incident path of a perpendicularly incident photon event;
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- code that produces an oblique planar projection image of the plurality of photon events by processing the dataset and assigning a position of each photon event to a point of incidence on the detector array, wherein the assigning is based upon a measured depth of interaction along the longer incident path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.