AU518378B2 - Tomographic scanner - Google Patents

Tomographic scanner

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AU518378B2
AU518378B2 AU34577/78A AU3457778A AU518378B2 AU 518378 B2 AU518378 B2 AU 518378B2 AU 34577/78 A AU34577/78 A AU 34577/78A AU 3457778 A AU3457778 A AU 3457778A AU 518378 B2 AU518378 B2 AU 518378B2
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tomographic scanner
tomographic
scanner
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AU34577/78A
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AU3457778A (en
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R. S Ledley
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DIGITAL INFORMATION SCIENCE Corp
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DIGITAL INFORM SCIENCE
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Priority to US443042A priority Critical patent/US3922552A/en
Priority to CA219,880A priority patent/CA1025131A/en
Priority to JP50017558A priority patent/JPS50122292A/ja
Priority to DE19752506377 priority patent/DE2506377A1/en
Priority to GB639575A priority patent/GB1463234A/en
Priority to FR7504729A priority patent/FR2260977B1/fr
Priority to AT115175A priority patent/AT353899B/en
Priority to US05/628,708 priority patent/US4005311A/en
Application filed by DIGITAL INFORM SCIENCE filed Critical DIGITAL INFORM SCIENCE
Priority to AU34577/78A priority patent/AU518378B2/en
Publication of AU3457778A publication Critical patent/AU3457778A/en
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Publication of AU518378B2 publication Critical patent/AU518378B2/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/40—Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/4064—Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis specially adapted for producing a particular type of beam
    • A61B6/4071—Pencil beams
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/06—Diaphragms
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/08—Auxiliary means for directing the radiation beam to a particular spot, e.g. using light beams
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/10—Safety means specially adapted therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/44—Constructional features of apparatus for radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/4429—Constructional features of apparatus for radiation diagnosis related to the mounting of source units and detector units
    • A61B6/4435—Constructional features of apparatus for radiation diagnosis related to the mounting of source units and detector units the source unit and the detector unit being coupled by a rigid structure
    • A61B6/4447—Tiltable gantries
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/50—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment specially adapted for specific body parts; specially adapted for specific clinical applications
    • A61B6/501—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment specially adapted for specific body parts; specially adapted for specific clinical applications for diagnosis of the head, e.g. neuroimaging or craniography
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
    • G01T1/161—Applications in the field of nuclear medicine, e.g. in vivo counting
    • G01T1/164—Scintigraphy

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Dentistry (AREA)
  • Neurology (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Radiation Diagnosis (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
AU34577/78A 1974-02-15 1978-03-29 Tomographic scanner Expired AU518378B2 (en)

Priority Applications (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US443042A US3922552A (en) 1974-02-15 1974-02-15 Diagnostic X-ray systems
CA219,880A CA1025131A (en) 1974-02-15 1975-02-12 Tomographic scanner
JP50017558A JPS50122292A (en) 1974-02-15 1975-02-13
GB639575A GB1463234A (en) 1974-02-15 1975-02-14 Tomographic apparatus
DE19752506377 DE2506377A1 (en) 1974-02-15 1975-02-14 TOMOGRAPHIC SCANNER
FR7504729A FR2260977B1 (en) 1974-02-15 1975-02-14
AT115175A AT353899B (en) 1974-02-15 1975-02-17 DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES
US05/628,708 US4005311A (en) 1974-02-15 1975-11-04 Diagnostic X-ray systems
AU34577/78A AU518378B2 (en) 1974-02-15 1978-03-29 Tomographic scanner

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US443042A US3922552A (en) 1974-02-15 1974-02-15 Diagnostic X-ray systems
AU34577/78A AU518378B2 (en) 1974-02-15 1978-03-29 Tomographic scanner

Related Child Applications (1)

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AU78223/75A Division AU491377B2 (en) 1974-02-15 1975-02-14 Tomographic scanner

Publications (2)

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AU3457778A AU3457778A (en) 1978-07-20
AU518378B2 true AU518378B2 (en) 1981-10-01

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US (1) US3922552A (en)
JP (1) JPS50122292A (en)
AT (1) AT353899B (en)
AU (1) AU518378B2 (en)
CA (1) CA1025131A (en)
DE (1) DE2506377A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2260977B1 (en)
GB (1) GB1463234A (en)

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GB1463234A (en) 1977-02-02
JPS50122292A (en) 1975-09-25
DE2506377A1 (en) 1976-11-11
CA1025131A (en) 1978-01-24
AT353899B (en) 1979-12-10
FR2260977B1 (en) 1979-05-11
US3922552A (en) 1975-11-25
FR2260977A1 (en) 1975-09-12
ATA115175A (en) 1979-05-15
AU3457778A (en) 1978-07-20

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