Patent ID: 11937956
Assignee: MILABS B.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 16:
17. The SPECT scanner according to claim 1, wherein the collimator comprises at least four collimator elements arranged in a series that extend around the longitudinal direction of the object space seen in the circumferential direction of the collimator,
wherein adjacent collimator elements of the series are pivotable with respect to one another,
wherein adjacent collimator elements of the series are interconnected by a pivot mechanism that forms a pivot axis running parallel to said longitudinal direction,
wherein one pinhole body is arranged between adjacent collimator elements of the series, the one pinhole body being rotatable with respect to the adjacent collimator elements around an axis of rotation that extends essentially parallel to said longitudinal direction, and
wherein a cross-section of the collimator perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is adjustable by pivoting the collimator elements.