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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183538 | Sensor interface system A sensor interface system interfaces a collection of one or more sensors that can sense chemical, biological, radiation, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) materials. The system includes one or more digital and/or analog sensor interfaces for communicating with one or ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8084748 | Radioactive material detecting and identifying device and method In a device for detecting and identifying a radioactive material, a coincidence device is configured to receive the first pulse signals and the second pulse signals from a first second detectors; a multi-channel analyzer is configured to receive the second pulse sig... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8053740 | Method and apparatus for radiation effects detection An implantable medical apparatus comprises a solid state electronic circuit, an ionizing radiation exposure sensor, an ionizing radiation dose rate sensor, and a controller circuit. The ionizing radiation exposure sensor is configured to detect an exposure of the so... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8022370 | Multi-stage waveform detector A waveform detector may include multiple stages. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7973287 | Detection of alpha-particle emitting isotopes A system and method for detection of alpha particles generated by a test material in proximity to a light atomic weight element. The system includes a neutron detector that is configured to detect a rate of generation of neutrons produced by an (alpha, n) reaction b... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7935936 | Method and apparatus for radiation effects detection This document discusses, among other things, an implantable apparatus comprising a plurality of solid state electronic circuits disposed at a plurality of different locations in the apparatus, a plurality of ionizing radiation exposure sensors disposed at the differ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7838838 | Imaging techniques for reducing blind spots An imaging system is provided for radioimaging a region of interest (ROI) of a subject. The system includes a housing, a support structure, which is movably coupled to the housing, and at least one motor assembly, coupled to the housing and the support structure, an... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7786449 | Device and arrangement for sensing and displaying radiation An arrangement for detecting and initiating indication of doses of radiation includes radiation dose receiving elements and function handling elements for storing and displaying received radiations/radiation doses. The arrangement is operable by one or several power... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7781741 | Methods and systems for controlling data acquisition system noise Methods and systems for an imaging system including a detector and a data acquisition system are provided. The data acquisition system includes a plurality of terminations, at least one of the terminations coupled to a signal lead of a respective detector element, t... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7718975 | Multi-stage waveform detector A waveform detector may include multiple stages. ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7679066 | Multi-stage waveform detector A waveform detector may include multiple stages. ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7663120 | Radiation detector and radiation detecting method A radiation detector 6 detects radiation that passed through a specimen 2 by discriminating it by a plurality of energy regions. The radiation detector 6 includes a radiation detecting section 10 which generates output signals correspondi... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7649180 | Multi-stage waveform detector A waveform detector may include multiple stages. ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7649181 | Variable multi-stage waveform detector A variable waveform detector may include multiple stages. ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7649182 | Variable multi-stage waveform detector A variable waveform detector may include multiple stages. ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7615757 | Semiconductor radiological detector and semiconductor radiological imaging apparatus The semiconductor radiological detector 1 minimizes a dead space resulting from the draw-out of a signal line from an electrode and which allows a number of semiconductor devices to be densely arranged to improve sensitivity and spatial resolution. The semico... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7601966 | Imaging techniques for reducing blind spots An imaging system is provided for radioimaging a region of interest (ROI) of a subject. The system includes a housing, a support structure, which is movably coupled to the housing, and at least one motor assembly, coupled to the housing and the support structure, an... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7601967 | Multi-stage waveform detector A waveform detector may include multiple stages. ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7595494 | Direction-sensitive radiation detector and radiation detection method A radiation detection system and method suitable for use by a first responder to detect a radiological source. The system includes a container that encloses a chamber containing a pressurized inert gas. Incident gamma rays pass through walls of the container to inte... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7592603 | Combined radiation dosimeter and rate meter A radiation detector can perform both rate and dose measurements for personal safety and also to provide measurements that are sufficiently sensitive for security applications. In one embodiment, a radiation detector has a first measurement channel and a second meas... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7566881 | DIAL-Phoswich hybrid system for remote sensing of radioactive plumes in order to evaluate external dose rate An interactive combination of Phoswich detector array (PDA) and differential absorption lidar (DIAL) is proposed to trace the unknown radioactive plumes released into the atmosphere from a reactor stack, containment of the nuclear power plants, radioisotope separati... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7485871 | High radiation environment tunnel monitoring system and method In accordance with the principles of the present invention utilizing a first radiation monitoring module, radiation information associated with the first radiation monitoring module within a tunnel is wirelessly transmitted to a second radiation monitoring module. T... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7479642 | Device comprising an array of electronic elements, based on diagonal line routing The invention relates to a device (1) having a matrix array of electronic field elements (Fij), which may for example be sensor elements of an X-ray detector or pixels of a display. The field elements (Fij) are connected to access lines ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7470914 | Dual-array detector module Disclosed is a dual array detector module adapted to radiation-imaging, comprising: a first detector array consisting of a plurality of first detectors and arranged on a first surface of a heavy metal plate; a second detector array consisting of a plurality of secon... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7427762 | Variable multi-stage waveform detector A variable waveform detector may include multiple stages. ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7391032 | Multi-stage waveform detector A waveform detector may include multiple stages. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7368717 | Density detection using real time discrete photon counting for fast moving targets A system for detecting and graphically displaying a contents of a fast-moving target object comprises: a radiation source, having a position such that at least a portion of radiation emitted from the radiation source passes through the fast-moving target object, the... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365332 | Density detection using real time discrete photon counting for fast moving targets A system for detecting and graphically displaying a contents of a fast-moving target object comprises: a radiation source, having a position such that at least a portion of radiation emitted from the radiation source passes through the fast-moving target object, the... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365313 | Fast time-of-flight mass spectrometer with improved data acquisition system Time-of-flight mass spectrometer instruments are disclosed for monitoring fast processes with large dynamic range using a multi-threshold TDC data acquisition method or a threshold ADC data acquisition method. Embodiments using a combination of both methods are also... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361903 | Image system with non-circular patient aperture A radiographic imaging system (10) includes an array of detectors (16) arranged around a circular bore (18). A subject (14) is injected with a radioisotope. The subject (14), supported by a subject support means (12), is to ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361881 | Ganged detector pixel, photon/pulse counting radiation imaging device A ganged-detector pixel cell is used in a device having an array of such pixel cells to construct an x-ray and gamma-ray radiation energy imaging device. The ganged-detector pixel cell comprises a detector pixel array of two or more detectors pixels disposed on a se... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351988 | Beam allocation apparatus and beam allocation method for medical particle accelerators The invention relates to a beam allocation apparatus (21) for medical particle accelerators and also to a beam allocation method. This beam allocation apparatus (21) should manage a plurality of control rooms (8-12) for different treatmen... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342998 | X-ray detector quick-connect connection system An x-ray system quick-connect connection is disclosed to allow an end-user to de-couple a portable x-ray detector from an x-ray scanner/host. The quick-connect connection is accessible by the end-user without removal of a service panel that exposes an interior servi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335891 | Gamma and neutron radiation detector A sensing element or detector activated by radiation comprising a first scintillator activated by gamma radiation; and a neutron sensing layer comprising a second scintillator activated by neutron radiation. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335887 | System and method for target inspection using discrete photon counting and neutron detection Described herein is system for the inspection of a target object. The system may include a gamma radiation source, a gamma detector and an image processor coupled to the gamma detector. When the inspection system is operating in a first active mode for imaging a tar... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331511 | Biopolymeric array scanners capable of automatic scale factor selection for a plurality of different dyes, and methods for making and using the same Biopolymeric array scanners that are capable of automatically selecting a dye specific scale factor to employ for a plurality of different dyes, as wells as methods for making and using the same, are provided. In many embodiments, the actual dye specific scale facto... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327270 | Apparatus and method for detecting the presence of radioactive materials A passive radiation sensor suitable for homeland security applications or other monitoring of locations deemed at high risk to radiation exposure. The sensor further incorporates a method to provide a statistically derived detection threshold algorithm that guarante... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310407 | Nuclear medical imaging device An apparatus for imaging a field of view, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises an x-ray source positioned adjacent to the field of view, a source mask located between the x-ray source and the field of view having at least one source apertur... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7291840 | Combined transmission/emission tomography apparatus A combined transmission/emission tomography apparatus for generation of tomographic slice images of an examination subject (preferably of a patient), has a supporting structure composed of a stationary stator and a rotor that rotates in operation, with at least one ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278784 | Dental X-ray system with electronic sensor A dental X-ray system includes a radiation source used to produce X-rays and disposed in an X-ray head. The system has an electronic sensor used to detect X-rays. The sensor can be detachably connected to a central unit of the X-ray system by a plug-in connection. T... | 10/09/2007 |
