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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7688950 | X-ray diagnostic apparatus When distance compute unit 81 received the instruction of the moving destination at the center of the exposure field 4a from center transfer operation unit 74, calculates the moving amount. Operating information processing unit 8 s... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7433444 | Focus-detector arrangement of an X-ray apparatus for generating projective or tomographic phase contrast recordings A focus-detector arrangement of an X-ray apparatus is disclosed for generating projective or tomographic phase contrast recordings of an observed region of a subject. In at least one embodiment, the arrangement includes a radiation source which emits a coherent or q... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7400709 | X-ray inspection system An x-ray inspection system (198) arranged to inspect at least one object and comprising: a source of radiation (200) a detector (216), in use, capable of detecting the radiation passing through an irradiation zone (214) and generating a p... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400703 | Method and system for controlling radiation intensity of an imaging system A system for and a method of controlling a spatial distribution of radiation intensity in a beam of radiation is provided. The system includes a control device located to receive the initial beam of radiation from the radiation source. The control device includes a ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397892 | Security entrance system The invention is related to the systems of so-called “security entrance” and, in particular, to the systems for preventing the entry of forbidden articles and/or substances from an unprotected area to a protected one. The simplicity, efficiency and secrecy of ex... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7372945 | Method and device for the recording of objects The invention relates to the recording of an object (4) by imaging with a radiation source (2) on a recording medium (3) using aperture (6), the size of which may be adjusted using adjusting means (7), depending on the size of said... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366374 | Multilayer optic device and an imaging system and method using same An optic device, system and method for imaging are described. The optic device includes a first solid phase layer having a first index of refraction with a first photon transmission property and a second solid phase layer having a second index of refraction with a s... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359484 | Devices and methods for producing multiple x-ray beams from multiple locations An x-ray generating device includes at least one field-emission cold cathode having a substrate and incorporating nanostructure-containing material including carbon nanotubes. The device further includes at least one anode target. Associated methods are also describ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359481 | X-ray image diagnostic device An x-ray diagnostic imaging system with an x-ray irradiation unit for irradiating an object; an x-ray diaphragm unit for shielding the irradiated x-rays except for the x-rays irradiated on a portion used for obtaining an x-ray image of the object; an x-ray diaphragm... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359488 | Technique for digitally removing x-ray scatter in a radiograph Methods and apparatus for generating an x-ray image. An object is interposed between a detector and an x-ray source. A grid is interposed between the x-ray source and the object. The grid is exposed to primary x-ray energy generated by the x-ray source, thereby expo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356118 | Angled-beam detection system for container inspection A non-intrusive inspection system, including apparatuses and methods, for non-intrusively inspecting containers such as, without limitation, those employed to transport items in international commerce. The non-intrusive inspection system is configured to generate an... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7342993 | System for dynamic low dose x-ray imaging A system for low dose x-ray imaging provides for dynamic generation of an x-ray beam with specific shape, and dynamic tracking of a detector with said beam. The detector is rotatable, and translatable along two orthogonal axes, and may mount with a circular detector... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342230 | Terahertz imaging system and associated method A terahertz imaging system uses a terahertz light source to illuminate a target object with a series of short pulses of terahertz light. The pulses have a low average output power but a high peak output power, thereby enabling imaging of the suspicious object or per... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342994 | Mammogram recording and read-out apparatus A mammogram recording and read-out apparatus comprises a radiation image detector having a rectangular shape, a detector support section, and a breast support section. A support state of the detector support section is capable of being changed over between a first s... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340032 | System for dynamic low dose x-ray imaging and tomosynthesis A system for low dose x-ray imaging provides for dynamic generation of an x-ray beam with specific shape, and dynamic tracking of a detector with said beam. The detector is rotatable, and translatable along two orthogonal axes, and may mount with a circular detector... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7330531 | System for quantitative radiographic imaging A system for spectroscopic imaging of bodily tissue in which a scintillation screen and a charged coupled device (CCD) are used to accurately image selected tissue. Applications include the imaging of radionuclide distributions within the human body or the use of a ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327830 | Collimation and calibration integrative apparatus for container inspection system A collimation and calibration integrative apparatus for container inspection system includes a collimating block; a calibrating block; a base plate; a motor and a plurality of supporting units fixed on the base plate; a transmission unit coupled to the motor for tra... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327825 | Equipment for mammography Equipment for an apparatus for mammography having a C-shaped arm having a radiation source at one of its ends and, at its other end, a breast support plate and image acquisition. The equipment is at the level of a portion on the side of the breast support plate or i... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324680 | Tooth identification in digital X-ray images and assignment of information to digital X-ray images A method and device for identifying objects, especially teeth, on a digitized X-ray picture, by using image processing algorithms to localize areas containing the object by segmenting and/or edge detection, these areas being computationally linked with parameters of... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321654 | Narrow band x-ray system and fabrication method thereof A narrow band x-ray filter can include: a substrate; and a sheaf of one or more reflection units stacked upon each other on the substrate. Each reflection unit can include: a first set of at least two discrete spacers on a respective underlying structures, a reflect... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319735 | Mammography system and method employing offset compression paddles, automatic collimation, and retractable anti-scatter grid A mammographic imaging system is optimized for use with a single fixed size flat panel digital image receptor. It accommodates compression devices (paddles) of varying sizes, and positions them properly in the field of view of the image receptor. When a compression ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319734 | Method and apparatus for blocking radiographic scatter Scatter effects are reduced in a radiographic imaging device, such as a digital slot scan mammographic imaging device, by reducing detected scatter and processing detector information to compensate for scatter effects. A digital mammographic imaging system (10 | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319737 | Laminographic system for 3D imaging and inspection A digital Laminographic or Tomosynthesis method is described for use in the detection of explosives concealed in baggage. The method uses at least one source of x-ray and at least two sets of detectors, preferably more to generate 3D images of high detail. The data ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318077 | Method for two-dimensional representation, interpolation and compression of data A method for representation, interpolation and/or compression of data includes identifying a two-dimensional interpolation function s(z) based on a sampling function a(z). A Cauchy integral theorem is applicable for the interpolation function s(z). The interpolation... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315610 | X-ray device that emits an x-ray beam with a scanning-like movement In a method for operating an x-ray device, an x-ray beam is generated at a focal spot of a rotary anode that is rotatable around a rotation axis, and the x-ray beam is gated with a slit-shaped diaphragm to produce a fan-shaped x-ray beam, that is moved through an ex... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315611 | X-ray reflector exhibiting taper, method of making same, narrow band x-ray filters including same, devices including such filters, multispectral x-ray production via unispectral filter, and multispectral x-ray production via multispectral filter An x-ray reflector may include: a substrate; a first layer formed on the substrate, the first layer including a relatively higher-Z material, where Z represents the atomic number; and a second layer formed on the first layer, the second layer including a relatively ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309161 | Method for determination of magnification in a line scan camera The magnification Mref for a line scan camera can be found by exploiting a difference in the way Mref affects the notion of ‘focus’ in the x and y directions. Mref enters into the calculations for selecting z while focusing in th... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305066 | X-ray generating equipment An X-ray generating apparatus for generating X-rays by irradiating a target with an electron beam. Wherein the apparatus includes a vibration applying means for vibrating the target in directions parallel to a surface thereof. A colliding spot of the electron beam i... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302031 | Method and arrangement relating to X-ray imaging A novel X-ray apparatus is provided for three-dimensional imaging and in particular for tomosynthesis examination, which includes an X-ray source having a focal spot, a collimator including a plurality of slits, a detector assembly including a plurality of line dete... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302083 | Method of and system for sharp object detection using computed tomography images A method of and a system for sharp object detection using computed tomography images are provided. The method comprises identifying voxels corresponding to individual objects; performing eigen-analysis and generating eigen-projection of an identified object; computi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7286645 | X-ray device that emits an x-ray beam with a scanning-like movement An x-ray device includes an x-ray tube for generation of an x-ray emanating from a focal spot of a rotary anode rotatable around a rotation axis and a slit-shaped diaphragm for generation of a fan-shaped x-ray beam that is gated from the x-ray and emission is moved ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286636 | Flat panel detector based slot scanning configuration The present invention relates to a diagnostic X-ray device, system or apparatus for performing diagnostic radiology and a method of configuring such a diagnostic X-ray device, system or apparatus. More specifically, the present invention relates to a diagnostic syst... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283253 | Multi-axis integration system and method An image acquisition system and method employing multi-axis integration (MAI) may incorporate both optical axis integration (OAI) and time-delay integration (TDI) techniques. Disclosed MAI systems and methods may integrate image data in the z direction as the data a... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267239 | Method for nonintrusive scanning of cargo containers in a buffer operation A method for nonintrusive scanning of cargo containers quay side while the containers are being transferred between ship and land transportation utilizing a mobile cargo container handling buffer crane having a bridge crane mounted thereon for transferring cargo con... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263167 | Direct conversion X-ray detector with over-range and pile-up correction A method of scanning a subject to be imaged is presented. The method includes acquiring projection data from a first region of a pixel, where the first region has a first area. Additionally, the method includes acquiring projection data from a second region of the p... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260173 | Apparatus and method for detecting threats An image pickup unit is disposed so as to be able to obtain a scan projection image of an inspection subject from each of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction. An X-ray absorption coefficient of an object in the inspection subject is obtained from the ver... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257196 | Radiotherapeutic apparatus A radiotherapeutic apparatus employs a collimator (52) set below a radiation source (50) and is adapted to move along an arc (54) substantially centered on the radiation source (50). As it sweeps the arc, the collimator (52) is adj... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248674 | Diaphragm unit for an x-ray device The invention relates to a diaphragm unit 4 or a diaphragm unit 4 and an associated x-ray emitter 1 with adjustment option for displaying an asymmetrical area under examination, with the diaphragm unit 4 being able to be tilted in accorda... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238951 | Two-dimensional ionising particle detector A two-dimensional ionising particle detector including a matrix of detecting fibers, each detecting fiber forming a pixel of the detector. Each detecting fiber is composed of a glass capillary filled with a liquid scintillator for which the chemical composition is c... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236572 | X-ray imaging apparatus with continuous, periodic movement of the radiation detector in the exposure plane An economical X-ray apparatus that allows a rapid exposure of comparatively large-format digital X-ray images has an exposure unit, with which a predetermined surface segment of an exposure plane can be exposed with X-ray radiation, and a digital X-ray detector that... | 06/26/2007 |
