Light weight-camera head and-camera assemblies containing it

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1996-12-18

1999-08-17

Hannaher, Constantine

Radiant energy

Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling

Semiconductor system

2503631, G01T 124

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059397241

ABSTRACT:
A light weight gamma-camera head and assemblies and kits which embody it. The gamma-camera head has a detector assembly which includes an array of room temperature, solid state spectroscopy grade detectors each associated with a collimator and preamplifier, which detectors and associated collimators and preamplifiers are arranged in parallel rows extending in a first direction and suitably spaced from each other in a second direction normal to the first direction, each of the parallel detector rows holding a plurality of detectors. The head may optionally have an electric motor for moving the detector in the second direction and optionally also in the first direction, either stepwise or continuously.

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