Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Positron emission tomography detector assembly for dual-modality imaging
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Application No.: US14841022Application Date: 2015-08-31
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Publication No.: US10001569B2Publication Date: 2018-06-19
- Inventor: Gary Vernon McBroom , Adam Clark Nathan
- Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Current Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Fletcher Yoder, P.C.
- Main IPC: G01T1/20
- IPC: G01T1/20 ; G01T1/29 ; G01T1/16

Abstract:
A positron emission tomography (PET) detector assembly is provided. The PET detector assembly includes a plate having a first side and an opposite second side, the plate being fabricated from a thermally conductive material. The PET detector assembly also includes multiple PET detector units coupled to the first side of the plate. The PET detector assembly further includes a readout electronics section coupled to the second side of the plate, wherein, during operation, the readout electronics section generates heat that is transferred to the plate. The plate comprises a heat pipe disposed within the plate and configured to extract the heat from the plate and to transfer the heat away from the plate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170059720A1 POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY DETECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR DUAL-MODALITY IMAGING Public/Granted day:2017-03-02
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