Radiant energy – Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling – With or including a luminophor
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-20
2005-09-20
Gabor, Otilia (Department: 2878)
Radiant energy
Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling
With or including a luminophor
C250S363040
Reexamination Certificate
active
06946658
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for increasing the resolution of a Positron Emission Tomography scanner. The method and apparatus comprise elements and acts for centering a region of interest of an object at a point between first and second detector arrays which is at least about ten percent closer to the first detector array than to the second detector array.
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Abramov Kirill Y.
Gabor Otilia
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
The Washington University
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