A system of performing a volumetric scan. The system comprises a surface of positioning a patient in a space parallel thereto, a plurality of extendable detector arms each the detector arm having a detection unit having at least one radiation detector, and an actuator which moves the detection unit along a path, and a gantry which supports the plurality of extendable detector arms around the surface so that each the path of each respective the extendable detector arm being directed toward the space.
