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US 7,560,698 B2Granted
Medical imaging unit
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorEike Rietzel
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Abstract
A medical imaging unit is provided. The medical imaging unit include a tomography device for 3D imaging and a PET system for positron emission tomography. The PET system includes a detector ring that has an angular region that is without detector elements.
Claims17
A medical imaging unit comprising:
- a tomography device for 3D imaging;
- and
- a positron emission tomography (PET) system,
- wherein the PET system includes a non-closed detector ring system, which has a ring opening in an angular region, the ring opening being operable to receive a patient mounting element, and
- wherein the patient mounting element comprises a support arm being operable to pass into the ring opening.
2 more elements
A method for obtaining sets of image data for radiation therapy planning and/or for position verification in a radiation therapy session, the method comprising:
- moving a support arm, which connects to a patient support, through a ring opening of a detector ring of a PET system;
- and
- positioning the patient support in a tomography device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.