PET developer Positron of Houston has received patents for solid-state photodetector technology that the company said could be used to develop a new generation of medical imaging scanners, as well as radiation detection technology for homeland security use.
Positron said it received four patents covering the design and construction of a new class of compact solid-state photodetectors. The company said the technology "will enable the development of the next generation of efficient and economical full-body scanning devices, integrated PET/MRI scanners, and the development of a single-use organ-specific low-cost camera that can be disposed of after a single medical procedure."
The homeland security application is based on the use of the photodetectors as part of a small, portable device that can detect very low levels of radiation at a distance, such as that from an illicit radioactive device, the company said.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
March 5, 2007
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