Medical gamma ray imaging
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining the distribution of a position-emitting radioisotope into an object, the apparatus consisting of a wire mesh radiation converter, an ionizable gas for propagating ionization events caused by electrodes released by the converter, a drift field, a spatial position detector and signal processing circuitry for correlating near-simultaneous ionization events and determining their time differences, whereby the position sources of back-to-back collinear radiation can be located and a distribution image constructed.
- Inventors:
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- Lexington, MA
- Brookline, MA
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865267
- Patent Number(s):
- 4485307
- Assignee:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- ET-78-S-02-4969
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- medical; gamma; ray; imaging; method; apparatus; determining; distribution; position-emitting; radioisotope; consisting; wire; mesh; radiation; converter; ionizable; gas; propagating; ionization; events; caused; electrodes; released; drift; field; spatial; position; detector; signal; processing; circuitry; correlating; near-simultaneous; time; differences; whereby; sources; back-to-back; collinear; located; image; constructed; spatial position; ionizable gas; processing circuitry; ray imaging; signal processing; gamma ray; wire mesh; time differences; apparatus consisting; position detector; time difference; signal process; ionization events; /250/
Citation Formats
Osborne, Louis S, and Lanza, Richard C. Medical gamma ray imaging. United States: N. p., 1984.
Web.
Osborne, Louis S, & Lanza, Richard C. Medical gamma ray imaging. United States.
Osborne, Louis S, and Lanza, Richard C. Sun .
"Medical gamma ray imaging". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865267.
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title = {Medical gamma ray imaging},
author = {Osborne, Louis S and Lanza, Richard C},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus for determining the distribution of a position-emitting radioisotope into an object, the apparatus consisting of a wire mesh radiation converter, an ionizable gas for propagating ionization events caused by electrodes released by the converter, a drift field, a spatial position detector and signal processing circuitry for correlating near-simultaneous ionization events and determining their time differences, whereby the position sources of back-to-back collinear radiation can be located and a distribution image constructed.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {1}
}
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