Collimators for an array of radioactive lines for use on a spect system for non-uniform attenuation correction measurements
AssigneeSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
InventorsEric Hawman, Trudy Rempel
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Abstract
According to the present invention, an improved source collimator for use in nuclear medicine imaging is provided. The improved source collimator utilizes a larger collimation angle than has previously been used in the art. The use of the larger collimation angle for the source collimator reduces the sensitivity of the nuclear medical imaging systems to misalignment between the detector and the source collimators.
Claims8
A source collimator for use with a line source in single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), which source collimator comprises:
- first and second side walls and first and second end walls and
- septa positioned between said first and second side walls and parallel to said end walls,
- wherein said walls are comprised of corrugated segments of hexagonal holes and
- wherein the collimation angle of the source collimator is between about 10° and about 14°.
A line source holder for use in single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), which line source holder comprises:
- a holder with first and second interconnecting slots, said first slot adapted to hold a base and said second slot adapted to hold a source collimator and a radiation absorber,
- a base adapted to fit into said first slot of said holder and having a groove adapted to hold a line source of radiation
- a line source of radiation,
- a source collimator and
- a radiation absorber, said source collimator and said radiation absorber adapted to fit into said second slot of said holder,
- said source collimator comprising:
- first and second side walls and first and second end walls and
- septa positioned between said first and second side walls and parallel to said end walls,
- wherein said walls are comprised of corrugated segments of hexagonal holes and
- wherein the collimation angle of the source collimator is between about 10° and about 14°.
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