Adjustable detector array for a nuclear medicine imaging system

A medical imaging system, comprising:

• an annular gantry having an inner surface circumscribing a substantially rectangular aperture;
• a detector array positioned on the annular gantry, the detector array comprising a plurality of adjustable imaging detectors configured to be coupled to an annular gantry having an inner surface that circumscribes a substantially rectangular aperture, wherein the plurality of adjustable imaging detectors are arranged in at least a first subset of adjustable imaging detectors and a second subset of adjustable imaging detectors, wherein each first subset of adjustable imaging detectors moves parallel to other of the first subset of adjustable imaging detectors, and wherein each of the first subset of adjustable imaging detectors moves perpendicular to each of the second subset of adjustable imaging detectors;
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• a processing unit configured with instructions in a non-transitory memory that when executed cause the processing unit to:
• coordinate the first and second subsets of adjustable imaging detectors to move to a first position to receive the incoming radiation from the subject, and
• acquire medical imaging data from the first and second subsets of adjustable imaging detectors based on the incoming radiation.