Flexible nuclear medicine camera and method of using
Abstract
A nuclear medicine camera 10 and method of use photographically record radioactive decay particles emitted from a source, for example a small, previously undetectable breast cancer, inside a patient. The camera 10 includes a flexible frame 20 containing a window 22, a photographic film 24, and a scintillation screen 26, with or without a gamma-ray collimator 34. The frame 20 flexes for following the contour of the examination site on the patient, with the window 22 being disposed in substantially abutting contact with the skin of the patient for reducing the distance between the film 24 and the radiation source inside the patient. The frame 20 is removably affixed to the patient at the examination site for allowing the patient mobility to wear the frame 20 for a predetermined exposure time period. The exposure time may be several days for obtaining early qualitative detection of small malignant neoplasms.
- Inventors:
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- Yaphank, NY
- Great Neck, NY
- Sound Beach, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Associated Universities, Inc., Upton, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870732
- Patent Number(s):
- 5583343
- Application Number:
- 08/506,816
- Assignee:
- Associated Universities, Inc. (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- flexible; nuclear; medicine; camera; method; 10; photographically; record; radioactive; decay; particles; emitted; source; example; previously; undetectable; breast; cancer; inside; patient; frame; 20; containing; window; 22; photographic; film; 24; scintillation; screen; 26; gamma-ray; collimator; 34; flexes; following; contour; examination; site; disposed; substantially; abutting; contact; reducing; distance; radiation; removably; affixed; allowing; mobility; wear; predetermined; exposure; time; period; days; obtaining; qualitative; detection; malignant; neoplasms; breast cancer; decay particles; nuclear medicine; time period; radiation source; radioactive decay; exposure time; photographic film; particles emitted; flexible frame; source inside; medicine camera; /250/378/
Citation Formats
Dilmanian, F Avraham, Packer, Samuel, and Slatkin, Daniel N. Flexible nuclear medicine camera and method of using. United States: N. p., 1996.
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title = {Flexible nuclear medicine camera and method of using},
author = {Dilmanian, F Avraham and Packer, Samuel and Slatkin, Daniel N},
abstractNote = {A nuclear medicine camera 10 and method of use photographically record radioactive decay particles emitted from a source, for example a small, previously undetectable breast cancer, inside a patient. The camera 10 includes a flexible frame 20 containing a window 22, a photographic film 24, and a scintillation screen 26, with or without a gamma-ray collimator 34. The frame 20 flexes for following the contour of the examination site on the patient, with the window 22 being disposed in substantially abutting contact with the skin of the patient for reducing the distance between the film 24 and the radiation source inside the patient. The frame 20 is removably affixed to the patient at the examination site for allowing the patient mobility to wear the frame 20 for a predetermined exposure time period. The exposure time may be several days for obtaining early qualitative detection of small malignant neoplasms.},
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year = {Tue Dec 10 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Tue Dec 10 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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