Granted Patent B2

US 12,661,528 · App. 17/941,842 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Inventors: Oscar Casares Magaz (Leon, ES); Mark Rose (Apopka, FL); Jeffrey Zack (Melbourne, FL); Jeffrey M. Kapatoes (Melbourne, FL)

Assignee: SUN NUCLEAR CORPORATION

A61N5/1075A61N5/1049A61N2005/1076

Abstract

Claims (15)

1 . A phantom system comprising: a phantom; and

a removable phantom attachment configured to be attached to the phantom so that the phantom system has an identifiable orientation and/or location to an imaging device, the removable phantom attachment comprising an external and/or internal anthropomorphic feature with a shape configured for orienting and/or locating the phantom system.

2 . The phantom system of claim 1 , wherein the external and/or internal anthropomorphic feature is at least partially formed of a material having a density approximating water, tissue, bone, lung, or air.

3 . The phantom system of claim 1 , the removable phantom attachment configured to be attached outside of the phantom.

4 . The phantom system of claim 3 , wherein the external anthropomorphic feature is a nose, an ocular cavity, a mouth, a cranium, or an externally-visible portion of a clavicle, a pelvis, or a vertebra.

5 . The phantom system of claim 1 , wherein the removable phantom attachment is an anthropomorphic sheath configured to cover at least a portion of the phantom.

6 . The phantom system of claim 5 , further comprising an additional removable phantom attachment configured to be attached directly to the anthropomorphic sheath.

7 . The phantom system of claim 5 , wherein the sheath has a thickness of between 1.0 cm and 20 cm and includes an internal anthropomorphic feature.

8 . The phantom system of claim 1 , wherein the removable phantom attachment is a sheath configured to cover at least a portion of the phantom and configured for removable attachment of an external and/or internal anthropomorphic feature.

9 . The phantom system of claim 8 , wherein the sheath is configured to be a single piece that is shaped to wrap substantially around the phantom.

10 . The phantom system of claim 8 , wherein the sheath is configured to be a plurality of pieces shaped to wrap around the phantom, the plurality of pieces configured to connect at one or more connection points with one or more fasteners.

11 . The phantom system of claim 8 , wherein the sheath is configured to wrap partially around the phantom.

12 . The phantom system of claim 1 , wherein the external or internal anthropomorphic feature has a size, shape, or location corresponding to what the external or internal anthropomorphic feature would be on a person that has undergone an increase or decrease in weight.

13 . The phantom system of claim 1 , wherein the removable phantom attachment comprises an external or internal anthropomorphic feature having a size or shape corresponding to what the external or internal at anthropomorphic feature would be on a child.

14 . The phantom system of claim 1 , wherein a surface of the removable phantom attachment has a diffuse reflectivity of between 0.1 and 0.8 for light of wavelengths between 400 nm and 700 nm.

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