Abstract: A positron emission tomography apparatus installs a plurality of detector units in the circumference of a bed. The detector unit installs a plurality of combined substrates including detectors, analogue ASICs, and a digital ASIC and a voltage adjustment device inside a housing. A partition plate installed inside the housing separates the region inside the housing into a first region installed with the combined substrates and a second region installed with the voltage adjustment device. The partition plate blocks noise generated in the voltage adjustment device so as not to affect ?-ray detection signals outputted from the detectors, thereby preventing the effect of the noise generated in the voltage adjustment device toward ?-ray detection signals and shortening the examination time.

Abstract: The radiological imaging system which can improve an energy resolution and perform a diagnosis with high accuracy includes a bed for carrying an examinee H, first and second imaging apparatuses and disposed along the longitudinal direction of the bed. The first imaging apparatus has a plurality of semiconductor radiation detectors for detecting ?-rays emitted from the examinee H, arranged around the bed, the second imaging apparatus has an X-ray source for emitting X-rays to the examinee H and a radiation detector for detecting X-rays which have been emitted from the X-ray source and passed through the examinee H, and the bed is shared by the first imaging apparatus and the second imaging apparatus.

Abstract: The semiconductor radiological detector 1 minimizes a dead space resulting from the draw-out of a signal line from an electrode and which allows a number of semiconductor devices to be densely arranged to improve sensitivity and spatial resolution. The semiconductor radiological detector 1 comprises a semiconductor device 2, an anode 3 attached to one surface of the semiconductor device 2, and a cathode 4 attached to the other surface of the semiconductor device 2. A signal line 5 is provided on the anode 3; the signal line 5 extends straight from the anode 3 and is connected to an X axis wire 12. Another signal line 13 is provided on the cathode 4; the signal line 13 extends straight from the cathode 4 and is connected to a Y axis wire 14.

Abstract: A radiological measurement system protecting an amplifier from damage caused by a surge current, ensuring temporal continuity of measurement with a minimum dead time, and including a high voltage DC supply for applying a bias voltage to a radiation detector formed of semiconductor crystal, a controller for exercising on-off control on the bias voltage supplied from the high voltage DC supply, an amplifier, a protection circuit for protecting the amplifier from a surge current generated when the bias voltage is subjected to the on-off control, a control unit for preventing the surge current from flowing to the amplifier, and a switch provided in parallel with the protection circuit and controlled in operation state by the control unit, wherein the control unit controls the operation state of the switch in synchronism with the on-off control exercised by the control unit to prevent the surge current from flowing to the amplifier.

Abstract: A radiation imaging system is configured by a collimator 30A including a detector 21 with a discrete detection pixel corresponding with a pixel and a plurality of radiation passages 31 and looks into a plurality of detectors 21 through one radiation passage 31 to set a step width of rotation around a rotation center axis X1 only for an angle ?p made by lines provided by connecting a center detector 21 of the radiation passage 31 and the adjacent two detectors 21. In the case of generating a flat plane projection image for one direction, radio-graphing is carried out on a projection image in a plurality of predetermined angle positions (??p, 0, +?p) in the circumferential direction of the rotation center axis X1 and thereby one plane projection image is obtained.

Abstract: Semiconductor detection modules 10 according to the present invention each comprises: one or more semiconductor detection elements 14 that receive radiation to generate induced charges as signals; and a pair of electrodes 12, 13 that are disposed to sandwich the one or more semiconductor elements 14, and obtains a data signal that is generated by the entrance of radiation into the semiconductor elements 14. In each of the semiconductor detection modules 10, a partial insulator 19 having an area smaller than that of the pair of electrodes 12, 13 is provided on at least one of the pair of electrodes 12, 13 at a place between the one electrode 12 and adjacent another electrodes 12, and between the one electrode 13 and adjacent another electrodes 13.

Abstract: The energy calibration method detects irradiation of radiation with predetermined energy from a calibration radiation source using a plurality of radiation detectors having a peak value distribution whose mode and mean value are different and performs calibration so that mean values become identical within the peak value distributions of the respective radiation detectors obtained through irradiation of radiation with predetermined energy from the calibration radiation source.

Abstract: A radiation imaging system includes a detecting unit including a plurality of radiation detecting elements arranged in a plane for radiation detection, a collimator provided with through holes respectively aligned with the radiation detecting elements and opening in an entrance surface such that radiation from a specified direction is selectively made to fall on the radiation detecting elements. A second case joined to a first case fixed to the side surface of the collimator defines a holding chamber G, and a holder holding the detecting unit is placed in the holding chamber G such that spaces that allow the holder to be moved in a plane parallel to the entrance surface are formed between the holder and the second case.

Abstract: A radiation imaging system is configured by a collimator 30A including a detector 21 with a discrete detection pixel corresponding with a pixel and a plurality of radiation passages 31 and looks into a plurality of detectors 21 through one radiation passage 31 to set a step width of rotation around a rotation center axis X1 only for an angle ?p made by lines provided by connecting a center detector 21 of the radiation passage 31 and the adjacent two detectors 21. In the case of generating a flat plane projection image for one direction, radio-graphing is carried out on a projection image in a plurality of predetermined angle positions (??p, 0, +?p) in the circumferential direction of the rotation center axis X1 and thereby one plane projection image is obtained.

Abstract: A PET apparatus comprises a plurality of detector units in the circumferential direction, wherein the detector unit includes a plurality of unit substrates therein, and wherein the unit substrate includes: a plurality of detectors upon which a ?-ray is incident; and an analog ASIC and digital ASIC for processing a ?-ray detection signal outputted by each of the detectors. The analog ASIC includes two slow systems having mutually different time constants, each of which outputs a pulseheight value. A noise determination part of the digital ASIC determines whether a relevant detection signal is an intended ?-ray detection signal or a noise based on a correlation between the pulseheight values, and a noise counting part counts the number of times of noise determination, and a detector output signal processing control part controls the signal processing with respect to an output signal from a relevant detector based on the count.

Abstract: A radiological imaging apparatus comprising a semiconductor detector unit in which a plurality of semiconductor radiation detection elements are installed on a detector mounted substrate in a matrix to constitute a detector unit. A plurality of detector units are releasably mounted on a fixing substrate. This mounting is carried out mating a coupling screw with a threaded hole formed in the detector mounted substrate, the coupling screw being inserted through a through-hole formed in the fixing substrate. The detector mounted substrate is provided with a pair of positioning pins. The positioning pins are inserted into positioning holes, respectively, formed in the fixing substrate, to position the detector unit.

Abstract: A nuclear medicine diagnostic apparatus is provided that can improve time resolution and energy resolution and diagnosing accuracy by enhancing radiation detectors in terms of moisture-proofing and dust-proofing effects while efficiently cooling the radiation detectors. The apparatus has a first region A in which radiation detectors are to be accommodated, and a second region B in which signal processors are to be accommodated. These regions are provided inside a housing member 5 via an adiabatic member 7. The housing member 5 also has a ventilation port 8 formed to communicate with the first region A and equipped with an anti-dust filter. Ventilation holes 34 are formed to communicate with the first region B and serving as entrances for cooling air. Unit fans 33 serve as exits for the cooling air.

Abstract: Semiconductor detection modules 10 according to the present invention each comprises: one or more semiconductor detection elements 14 that receive radiation to generate induced charges as signals; and a pair of electrodes 12, 13 that are disposed to sandwich the one or more semiconductor elements 14, and obtains a data signal that is generated by the entrance of radiation into the semiconductor elements 14. In each of the semiconductor detection modules 10, a partial insulator 19 having an area smaller than that of the pair of electrodes 12, 13 is provided on at least one of the pair of electrodes 12, 13 at a place between the one electrode 12 and adjacent another electrodes 12, and between the one electrode 13 and adjacent another electrodes 13.

Abstract: A radiological imaging apparatus including a bed which supports an object to be examined and an imaging apparatus, wherein the imaging apparatus has a unit substrate including a first substrate including a radiation detector and a second substrate including a signal processing apparatus to which detection signals of the radiation detector are inputted and the first substrate is connected through a connector, and is provided with a heat insulating member of separating mutually a first area where the radiation detector is disposed from a second area where the signal processing apparatus is disposed, both of which are formed inside the imaging apparatus.

Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus with high spatial resolution including semiconductor radiation detectors arranged on a wiring board capable of detecting ?-rays by separating their positions in the direction of incidence of ?-rays is provided. A semiconductor radiation detector is constructed by including five semiconductor devices made up of, for example, CdTe rectangular parallelepiped plates, a cathode electrode on one side of the semiconductor device, an anode electrode on the other side of the semiconductor device and an insulator for coating five semiconductor detection devices from the outside. The semiconductor radiation detector is mounted on a wiring board using an anode pin and a cathode pin.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a radiation imaging apparatus and radiation-imaging-apparatus-based nuclear medicine diagnosis apparatus having a collimator in which a plurality of rectangular through-holes are arranged in a grid pattern and separated by septa is rotated through a predetermined angle as viewed from above in relation to the layout of a plurality of rectangular detectors that are arranged in a grid pattern. The predetermined angle ranges from 20 to 70 degree and more preferably from 30 deg to 60 deg. With this configuration, the influence of sensitivity variations (moire patterns) that are included in an image picked up due to interference with a collimator when pixel type detectors are used is eliminated.

Abstract: A nuclear medical diagnosis apparatus capable of attaining improvement of the sensitivity by the reduction of a count loss of the data is provided. A data sort section inside a data acquisition unit re-arranges and outputs the data packet from a plurality of auxiliary data acquisition unit in order of the detection time data. A coincidence detection section includes a pair check section and a pair generation section. The pair check section refers to a context on the data packet re-arranged in order of the detection time, and judges a pair relating to a coincidence counting. The pair generation section, based on this judgment result, merges the data packet used as a pair, and outputs the same to the collection work station.

Abstract: A radiological imaging apparatus allowing semiconductor radiation detectors to be easily replaced with new ones and densely arranged. Terminals (31cjk) and (33cjk) are provided on a bottom surface of a detector aggregate (40mn) including a plurality of semiconductor radiation detectors (1); the terminals is connected to electrodes (3 and 4) of the detectors (1). A plurality of zero insertion force connectors (56) are provided on a connecting device (33jk) installed on a support substrate (32h). The terminals (31cjk and 33cjk) are detachably attached to the zero insertion force connectors (56) to mount the detector aggregates (40mn) that are the semiconductor radiation detectors (1), on the support substrate (32h). When the detector aggregates (40mn) are attached to the zero insertion force connectors (56), since no frictional force acts on the terminals, the size of the gap between the detector aggregates (40mn) is reduced.

Abstract: In a radiological imaging apparatus, a radiation detecting section includes semiconductor detectors arranged in four columns and four rows. Each of the semiconductor detectors includes a semiconductor base material, and an anode electrode film (first electrode film) and a cathode electrode film (second electrode film) lying opposite each other so as to sandwich the semiconductor base material between them. A first conductive member is installed on each first electrode film. Second electrode films of four semiconductor detectors within a row are connected together using one second conductive member. A shaping amplifier connected to the first conductive members with a wire executes a waveform shaping process using a shaping time shorter than that of a shaping amplifier connected to the second conductive member with a wire; the first conductive members are provided for the four semiconductor detectors within a column.

Abstract: A radiological imaging apparatus allowing semiconductor radiation detectors to be easily replaced with new ones and densely arranged. Terminals (31cjk) and (33cjk) are provided on a bottom surface of a detector aggregate (40mn) including a plurality of semiconductor radiation detectors (1); the terminals is connected to electrodes (3 and 4) of the detectors (1). A plurality of zero insertion force connectors (56) are provided on a connecting device (33jk) installed on a support substrate (32h). The terminals (31cjk and 33cjk) are detachably attached to the zero insertion force connectors (56) to mount the detector aggregates (40mn) that are the semiconductor radiation detectors (1), on the support substrate (32h). When the detector aggregates (40mn) are attached to the zero insertion force connectors (56), since no frictional force acts on the terminals, the size of the gap between the detector aggregates (40mn) is reduced.