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US09362013B2 Tilting collimator, in particular for single-photon emission computed tomography
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倾斜准直仪,特别是单光子发射计算机断层扫描
- Patent Title: Tilting collimator, in particular for single-photon emission computed tomography
- Patent Title (中): 倾斜准直仪,特别是单光子发射计算机断层扫描
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Application No.: US14434819Application Date: 2013-10-11
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Publication No.: US09362013B2Publication Date: 2016-06-07
- Inventor: Roberto Pani
- Applicant: KAY SYSTEMS ITALIA S.r.l. , UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA
- Applicant Address: IT Rome IT Rome
- Assignee: KAY SYSTEMS ITALIA S.R.L.,UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA
- Current Assignee: KAY SYSTEMS ITALIA S.R.L.,UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA
- Current Assignee Address: IT Rome IT Rome
- Agency: Volpe and Koenig, P.C.
- Priority: ITRM2012A0485 20121011
- International Application: PCT/IB2013/059313 WO 20131011
- International Announcement: WO2014/057472 WO 20140417
- Main IPC: G21K1/02
- IPC: G21K1/02 ; A61B6/03

Abstract:
A tilting collimator (4), in particular usable in the single photon emission computed tomography imaging technique, comprises: a plurality of side-by-side tubular structures (5), apt to form a matrix of tubular structures (5) on a two-dimensional space, each tubular structure (5) comprising at least a through hole; each tubular structure (5) being in contact with the tubular structures (5) adjacent thereto so as to be able to tilt only in presence of an equal tilting in the adjacent tubular structures (5); and retaining means, acting on the outer edges of said matrix, apt to move horizontally to determine the simultaneous tilting of all tubular structures (5) of the matrix, allowing a three-dimensional scanning of a gamma source by tilting progressively the single tubular structures (5) with great precision and in an extremely quick way.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150279493A1 TILTING COLLIMATOR, IN PARTICULAR FOR SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY Public/Granted day:2015-10-01
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