Particle detector for minimally invasive Radio Guided Surgery of nuclear medicine

The invention refers to the field of particle detectors in the field of minimally invasive Radio Guided Surgery (RGS), which is based on the intra-operative detection of the radioactive decay of a radiopharmaceutical, during the surgical procedure for tumour removal

How does it work?

RGS is a nuclear medicine technique that is based on the intra-operative detection of radioactive decay of a radiopharmaceutical during the surgical procedure for tumour removal.
The main purpose of the invention is to propose a modular, compact structure with sequential assembly of a detector, specific for the detection of beta particles, optimized for minimally invasive surgery.
To this end, a modular detector structure with sequential assembly has been developed, which allows the constituent elements of the beta particle detector, such as the scintillator and the light detector, to be inserted one at a time in sequence, thanks to a system that guarantees the correct positioning and coupling of the components in a controlled and reproducible manner.

Applications

• Minimally invasive medicine and surgery.

Advantages

• Reduced probe size;
• High detection capacity of beta radiation in the areas of contact with the tissues under examination;
• High opacity of every part of the device to visible light;
• Probe structure resistant to any mechanical stresses in the surgical environment;
• Presence of electromagnetic shielding, to avoid interference from other instruments used.