Abstract: Apparatuses for assisting patient movement to/from a gurney to/from a patient handling system are provided. In one embodiment, a bariatric overlay is provided that includes a flexible top pallet and a rigid bottom pallet. A bladder resides between the flexible top pallet and the rigid bottom pallet. When actuated, the bladder expands and props up the flexible top pallet. The flexible top pallet, rigid bottom pallet, and bladder are made of a material translucent to an imaging modality. In various embodiments, the shape of the rigid bottom pallet is similar to the shape of a scanning bed of the patient handling system. For example, when the shape of the scanning bed is concave the rigid bottom pallet is concave in shape also.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to collimator storage devices, exchange devices and carts. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a collimator change cart for operation with a nuclear camera of a nuclear medicine gantry and a patient handling system is provided and includes a cart assembly; and a collimator drawer assembly supported on the cart assembly. The collimator drawer assembly includes a housing; a plurality of collimator drawers slidably supported in housing, wherein each drawer is supported on a rail provided on opposed sides of said drawer; a damper operatively connected to each drawer; and a drawer locking mechanism movable from a first position in which all the drawers are prevented from sliding out of the housing and a second position in which all of the drawers are free to slide out of the housing. The collimator drawer assembly further includes an anti-tip over feature.

Abstract: A nuclear camera detector housing assembly is provided and includes an internal housing having a pair of side panels, a front panel interconnecting the pair of side panels, a rear panel interconnecting the pair of side panels, and a top panel operatively associated with the pair of side panels, the front panel and the rear panel, wherein the panels are configured and adapted to shield radiation, and wherein at least one of the panels is independent of the remaining panels. The nuclear camera detector housing further includes an external housing including a multiplicity of walls for supporting the internal housing, and at least one detector disposed within the internal housing for detecting radiation energy incident thereon.

Abstract: A nuclear camera detector housing assembly is provided and includes an internal housing having a pair of side panels, a front panel interconnecting the pair of side panels, a rear panel interconnecting the pair of side panels, and a top panel operatively associated with the pair of side panels, the front panel and the rear panel, wherein the panels are configured and adapted to shield radiation, and wherein at least one of the panels is independent of the remaining panels. The nuclear camera detector housing further includes an external housing including a multiplicity of walls for supporting the internal housing, and at least one detector disposed within the internal housing for detecting radiation energy incident thereon.