Title:
RADIATION IMAGE FORMING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/057674
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a radiation image forming device comprising a Compton camera which includes: a radiation detection device that includes a plurality of pixels for detecting electrons produced due to the flight path of recoil electrons in Compton scattering and that outputs a detection signal with which specifiable are the position of the pixels which detected the electrons and the time at which the electrons were detected by the pixels; and a detection module that detects the incidence position of scattered γ rays produced due to Compton scattering. The radiation image forming device also comprises a detection unit in which a plurality of the Compton cameras are disposed in an annular manner so as to surround a region where a subject is disposed.
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Inventors:
OTA KOHEI (JP)
OHNO MOTONORI (JP)
OHNO MOTONORI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2016/079008
Publication Date:
April 06, 2017
Filing Date:
September 30, 2016
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Assignee:
DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
G01T1/18; H01J47/06
Foreign References:
JP2010101666A | 2010-05-06 | |||
JP2015148448A | 2015-08-20 | |||
JP2016118426A | 2016-06-30 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3358374A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TAKAHASHI, HAYASHI AND PARTNER PATENT ATTORNEYS, INC. (JP)
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