Preventive maintenance system for the photomultiplier detector blocks of pet scanners
Abstract
A system including a method and apparatus for preventive maintenance of PET scanner photomultiplier detector blocks is disclosed. The quantitive comparisons used in the method of the present invention to provide an indication in the form of a display or printout advising the user that the photomultiplier block is stable, intermittently unstable, or drifting unstable, and also advising of the expected date of failure of a photomultiplier block in the PET scanner. The system alerts the user to replace the defective photomultiplier block prior to catastrophic failure in a scheduled preventative maintenance program, thus eliminating expensive and unscheduled downtime of the PET scanner due to photomultiplier failure. The apparatus for carrying out the method of the present invention preferably resides in the host computer controlling a PET scanner. It includes a memory adapted for storing a record of a number of iterative adjustments that are necessary to calibrate the gain of a photomultiplier detector block i at a time t.sub.0, a time t.sub.1 and a time T, where T>t.sub.1 >t.sub.0, which is designated as Histo(i,j(t)). The apparatus also includes a processor configured by a software program or a combination of programmed RAM and ROM devices to perform a number ofmore »
- Inventors:
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- Center Moriches, NY
- Shirley, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Associated Universities, Inc., Upton, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869724
- Patent Number(s):
- 5384699
- Application Number:
- 07/934,714
- Assignee:
- Associated Universities, Inc. (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- preventive; maintenance; photomultiplier; detector; blocks; pet; scanners; including; method; apparatus; scanner; disclosed; quantitive; comparisons; provide; indication; form; display; printout; advising; user; block; stable; intermittently; unstable; drifting; expected; date; failure; alerts; replace; defective; prior; catastrophic; scheduled; preventative; eliminating; expensive; unscheduled; downtime; due; carrying; preferably; resides; host; computer; controlling; memory; adapted; storing; record; iterative; adjustments; calibrate; time; designated; histo; processor; configured; software; combination; programmed; devices; perform; calculations; operations; values; counter; analyzing; pet scanner; computer control; host computer; photomultiplier detector; catastrophic failure; preventive maintenance; detector blocks; detector block; /250/702/
Citation Formats
Levy, Alejandro V, and Warner, Donald. Preventive maintenance system for the photomultiplier detector blocks of pet scanners. United States: N. p., 1995.
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@article{osti_869724,
title = {Preventive maintenance system for the photomultiplier detector blocks of pet scanners},
author = {Levy, Alejandro V and Warner, Donald},
abstractNote = {A system including a method and apparatus for preventive maintenance of PET scanner photomultiplier detector blocks is disclosed. The quantitive comparisons used in the method of the present invention to provide an indication in the form of a display or printout advising the user that the photomultiplier block is stable, intermittently unstable, or drifting unstable, and also advising of the expected date of failure of a photomultiplier block in the PET scanner. The system alerts the user to replace the defective photomultiplier block prior to catastrophic failure in a scheduled preventative maintenance program, thus eliminating expensive and unscheduled downtime of the PET scanner due to photomultiplier failure. The apparatus for carrying out the method of the present invention preferably resides in the host computer controlling a PET scanner. It includes a memory adapted for storing a record of a number of iterative adjustments that are necessary to calibrate the gain of a photomultiplier detector block i at a time t.sub.0, a time t.sub.1 and a time T, where T>t.sub.1 >t.sub.0, which is designated as Histo(i,j(t)). The apparatus also includes a processor configured by a software program or a combination of programmed RAM and ROM devices to perform a number of calculations and operations on these values, and also includes a counter for analyzing each photomultiplier detector block i=1 through I of a PET scanner.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1995},
month = {1}
}