Patents Examined by Albert Gagliradi
  • Nuclear medical diagnostic apparatus and method for detecting radiation
    Patent number: 7173249
    Abstract: A method for detecting radiation emitted from a radiation source within a subject. A radiation detector is moved in approximately parallel with the direction of the body axis of the subject. The detector is rotated about the body axis. The distance between the subject and the detector is changed. The radiation is detected by the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hisataka Komatsu, Junji Baba