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Patent US7826889 - Radioactive emission detector equipped with a position tracking system and ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsa system for calculating a position of a radioactivity emitting source in a system-of-coordinates, the system comprising (a) a radioactive emission detector; (b) a position tracking system being connected to and/or communicating with the radioactive emission detector; and (c) a data processor being designed...http://www.google.com/patents/US7826889?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7826889 - Radioactive emission detector equipped with a position tracking system and utilization thereof with medical systems and in medical proceduresAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7826889 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/727,464Publication dateNov 2, 2010Priority dateAug 21, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20050055174Publication number09727464, 727464, US 7826889 B2, US 7826889B2, US-B2-7826889, US7826889 B2, US7826889B2InventorsGal Ben David, Yoel Zilberstien, Yoav Kimchy, Roni AmraniOriginal AssigneeSpectrum Dynamics LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (164), Non-Patent Citations (191), Referenced by (46), Classifications (20), Legal Events (9) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetRadioactive emission detector equipped with a position tracking system and utilization thereof with medical systems and in medical procedures
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