Patent attributes
A nuclear imaging device that solves continuing problems with existing nuclear imaging systems that are often rendered inoperable because of a detector component failure or a mechanical component failure. The present nuclear imaging device includes a plurality of detectors functioning harmoniously but independently from one another and positionable about a scanning arc. Each detector generally includes a gamma radiation camera, a radiation shield, and a diverging pinhole collimator applicable to the gamma camera. Each pinhole collimator may be positioned a variable distance from the detector to provide zoom in and zoom out optical capabilities that yield higher-quality results and allow for rapid imaging, cutting standard scanning times by more than half.
