公开(公告)号：US20170059720A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-02

申请号：US14841022

申请日：2015-08-31

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： Gary Vernon McBroom ,  Adam Clark Nathan

IPC: G01T1/29 ,  G01T1/20 ,  G01T1/16

CPC classification number: G01T1/2985 ,  G01T1/1603 ,  G01T1/2018

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.

Abstract translation: 提供正电子发射断层摄影（PET）检测器组件。 PET检测器组件包括具有第一侧和相对的第二侧的板，该板由导热材料制成。 PET检测器组件还包括耦合到板的第一侧的多个PET检测器单元。 PET检测器组件还包括耦合到板的第二侧的读出电子部分，其中在操作期间，读出电子部分产生传递到板的热量。 板包括设置在板内的热管，其构造成从板中提取热量并将热量从板传送出去。

公开(公告)号：US10001569B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-19

申请号：US14841022

申请日：2015-08-31

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： Gary Vernon McBroom ,  Adam Clark Nathan

IPC: G01T1/20 ,  G01T1/29 ,  G01T1/16

CPC classification number: G01T1/2985 ,  G01T1/1603 ,  G01T1/2018

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.