Modular gamma imaging device

An imaging device, comprising:

• the imaging device being in communication with calibration code, wherein the calibration code calibrates the imaging device based upon information of components of the imaging device;
• a plurality of electronic communication components facilitating hierarchical communication from a plurality of gamma detector elements to a processor;
• the plurality of electronic communication components comprising a plurality of integrated circuits, a plurality of field programmable gate arrays, a plurality of array aggregators, a system control board, and the processor;
• wherein each gamma detector element comprises one of the plurality of integrated circuits and wherein the gamma detector elements are grouped into arrays;
• wherein each of the integrated circuits of the arrays communicate with one of the plurality of field programmable gate arrays assigned to the corresponding array and wherein the arrays of gamma detector elements are grouped into units and wherein the units are grouped into drawers with each of the plurality of gamma detector elements having a predetermined spacing from each other gamma detector element, wherein the predetermined spacing is based upon a gap tolerance of the gamma detector element, wherein the predetermined spacing is maintained by the plurality of modular components upon replacement of one of the plurality of gamma detector elements, wherein each of the drawers is mounted on a slideable mechanism, wherein each of the drawers is parallel to a bottom plane of the imaging device;
• wherein the field programmable gate arrays for a corresponding drawer communicate with one of the plurality of array aggregators assigned to the corresponding drawer;
• wherein the plurality of array aggregators communicate with the system control board and wherein the system control board communicates with the processor, the processor facilitating communication with a remote system.

A gamma imaging device, comprising:

• a radiation-shielding enclosure comprising a casing and a lining comprising a lead alloy or tungsten alloy arranged within the casing to provide a complete radiation shield, wherein the enclosure comprises a top side, a bottom side, and four lateral sides, wherein one of the four lateral sides comprises a removable portion comprising a portion of the casing and a portion of the lining;
• a plurality of modular components being in communication with calibration code, wherein the calibration code calibrates the imaging device based upon information of the plurality of modular components;
• each of the plurality of modular components comprising a plurality of gamma detector elements comprising semiconductor crystals and integrated circuits and being removable from the imaging device;
• the plurality of modular components being arranged such that the plurality of gamma detector elements are configured in an array configuration with each of the plurality of gamma detector elements having a predetermined spacing from each other gamma detector element, wherein the predetermined spacing is based upon a gap tolerance of the semiconductor crystals and wherein the predetermined spacing is maintained by the plurality of modular components upon replacement of one of the plurality of gamma detector elements;
• a plurality of hierarchical electronic communication components facilitating communication from the plurality of gamma detector elements to a processor;
• the plurality of electronic communication components comprising a plurality of integrated circuits, a plurality of field programmable gate arrays, a plurality of array aggregators, a system control board, and the processor;
• wherein each gamma detector element comprises one of the plurality of integrated circuits and wherein the gamma detector elements are grouped into arrays comprising a plurality of gamma detector elements;
• wherein each of the integrated circuits of the arrays communicate with one of the plurality of field programmable gate arrays assigned to the corresponding array and wherein the arrays of gamma detector elements are grouped into units comprising a plurality of arrays and wherein the units are grouped into drawers comprising a plurality of units, wherein the gamma imaging device comprises a plurality of drawers and wherein each of the plurality of drawers are mounted on a slideable mechanism, wherein each of the drawers is parallel to a bottom plane of the imaging device;
• wherein the field programmable gate arrays for a corresponding drawer communicate with one of the plurality of array aggregators assigned to the corresponding drawer;
• wherein the plurality of array aggregators comprise a plurality of field programmable gate arrays and communicates with the system control board and wherein the system control board comprises a field programmable gate array and communicates with the processor, the processor facilitating communication with a remote system;
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• a cooling system.