US 7,521,681 B2
	Non-rotating transaxial radionuclide imaging
Eric Grant Hawman, Schaumburg, Ill. (US)
Assigned to Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, Pa. (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/771,159.
Prior Publication US 2009/0001273 A1, Jan. 01, 2009
Int. Cl. G01T 1/166 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 250—363.04

19 Claims

1. A collimator comprising a plurality of adjacently stacked collimating segments sharing a common central axis, each segment having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, wherein adjacent collimating segments are annularly displaced from one another about the common central axis.