Radiant energy – Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling – With or including a luminophor
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-08
2006-08-08
Gabor, Otilia (Department: 2884)
Radiant energy
Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling
With or including a luminophor
Reexamination Certificate
active
07087903
ABSTRACT:
A nuclear medicine camera having an X-ray imaging capability, comprising:a gantry having a stationary portion and at least one rotating portion;at least one gamma camera mounted on a said at least one rotating portion and capable of being rotated together at a common first rotation rate about an axis, said at least one gamma camera being capable of acquiring nuclear imaging data for reconstructing a tomographic nuclear image; andan X-ray CT imager having an X-ray source mounted on said at least one rotating portion and being capable of acquiring X-ray imaging data for reconstructing an X-ray image;said X-ray CT imager being mounted closer to said stationary portion than said at least one gamma camera.
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Balan Adi
Berlad Gideon
Hajaj Benny
Hefetz Yaron
Lonn Albert
Elgems Ltd.
Fenster & Company
Gabor Otilia
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