Multi-detector personalized home dosimetry garment

A method for detecting radiation emitted from one or more organs in a body undergoing internal radionuclide therapy, and transmitting signals characterizing the detected radiation, comprising:

• providing a garment configured to be secured around the body during positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) and to permit imaging a portion of the body through the garment, wherein the garment further comprises grid markings that are configured to be visible in computed tomography images through the garment;
• marking the body with a plurality of fiducial markers;
• attaching the garment to the body in a repeatable position using the fiducial markers;
• imaging the body with the garment in the repeatable position using a PET/CT scanner to generate images showing the organs and the grid markings;
• fixing a plurality of radiation detectors to the garment in locations based on the image obtained from the PET/CT scanner, wherein the detectors are positioned to detect radiation emitted from the organ, wherein the detectors are operatively connectable to the computer and configured to transmit signals characterizing the radiation detected by the detectors to the computer;
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• attaching the garment to the body in the repeatable position after the body has been injected with a radionuclide and transmitting signals corresponding to the radiation detected by the detectors to the computer.

A wearable dosimetry device for detecting radiation emitted from at least one organ in a body, comprising:

• a flexible support configured to be wrapped around and releasably fixed to a body;
• a guide on the flexible support that is visible in computed tomography images of the flexible support;
• a plurality of radiation detectors fixed to the flexible support, wherein the position of the plurality of detectors is customized to the body;
• a processor fixed to the flexible support and in signal communication with the plurality of detectors;
• a wireless transmitter in signal configured to receive data from the processor and to transmit the received data to a receiver;
• an electrical power supply configured to provide electrical power to the plurality of detectors, to the processor, and to the wireless transmitter.