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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7649190 | Portable opto-electro-mechanical scanning assembly for photostimulable phosphor imaging plates An apparatus and process for evaluating an image-wise exposed storage film positioned about a cylindrically-shaped member and linearly passed by a slot for interrogation by a laser light beam wherein a processing assembly (laser beam and pentraprism) is co-axially d... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7622730 | Single sided dual scanning for computed radiography A radiation image formation read out method for a storage phosphor screen. A phosphor screen is exposed to a first stimulating radiation from a first side of the screen to release a first stimulated radiation in the pattern of the stored image. The first stimulating... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7544962 | Method for reading out information stored in a phosphor layer In a method for reading out information stored in a phosphor layer whereby the phosphor layer is stimulated into emitting emission light by stimulation light produced from a light source, the emission light emitted from one or several areas of the phosphor layer is ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7504648 | Method and apparatus for determining focus of a scanning system A non-imaging tool for assisting in determining a focus in a scanning system that scans a planar object with a scanning beam in a fast scan direction, while the planar object is moved under the scanning beam in a slow scan direction perpendicular to the fast scan di... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7446331 | Apparatus for scanning stimulable phosphor medium A radiation image reading apparatus, including a cassette receiving section, a scanning section, an erase section, and a transport section. The cassette receiving section is adapted to receive a cassette housing a stimulable storage phosphor sheet. The transport sec... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7433448 | Method for the production of a corrected x-ray image data set In a method for correcting pixels of an x-ray image data set, an x-ray exposure of a subject is acquired with an x-ray device that uses a storage film having a luminescent storage material layer serving as a radiation detector. The sensitivity of the luminescent sto... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7402819 | Respiration phantom for quality assurance A respiration phantom that may be used to perform quality assurance on a radiation delivery system. The respiration phantom includes a human-like skeletal structure, at least one deformable component, and a respiration actuator. The deformable component is positiona... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7368747 | Short U-flow multicassette autoloader for a storage phosphor reader A storage phosphor reader includes a multicassette autoloader for vertically oriented storage phosphor cassettes, the autoloader having a front, back, and opposite sides. The autoloader includes an input bin for receiving multiple vertically oriented storage phospho... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7348587 | Method for producing biochemical analysis data and apparatus used therefor A method for producing biochemical analysis data includes the steps of collecting light selectively released from a plurality of light releasable regions two-dimensionally formed to be spaced apart from each other in a sample placed on a sample stage by a plurality ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348588 | Apparatus and process for retrieving information projected image-wise on a reusable storage film and erasing and restoring the storage film for subsequent reuse These and other objects of the present invention are achieved by an apparatus and process for evaluating an image-wise exposed storage film positioned about a cylindrically-shaped member and linearly passed a cylindrically-shaped slot for interrogation by a light be... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349133 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus that detects failure in the white LEDs constituting a white LED array. Failure in the white LEDs is detected by comparison between a prescribed current threshold and the current running in the LED array detected by an image reading apparat... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335904 | Process for read-out of radiation image A process for reading a radiation image out of a radiation image storage panel which has a phosphor layer comprising columnar crystals of europium activated cesium halide stimulable phosphor in which a radiation image is recorded, is performed by the steps of: expos... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335905 | Radiation image information reading apparatus with radiation conversion panel, and method of correcting sensitivity of radiation conversion panel Corrective image data obtained by reading a stimulable phosphor sheet which is uniformly irradiated with a radiation are masked, and added and averaged into reference data. The ratio between the reference data and the corrective image data is generated as sensitivit... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7312467 | Device and method for reading out X-ray information stored in a storage phosphor layer An apparatus and associated method for reading out X-ray information of an X-ray picture stored in a phosphor layer includes: an irradiation device for irradiating the phosphor layer with a stimulating light beam to be moved along a line over the phosphor layer, and... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304723 | Light source unit, photoreceptive unit and multichannel photodetector using the same A reaction container, a light source unit including light emitting devices that are different in wavelength of an emitted light beam and output dichroic mirrors that are different in wavelength range of a reflectible light beam, and a photoreceptive unit including p... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304322 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus includes a casing accommodating therein a heating mechanism for heating the interior of the casing. The heating mechanism has a heating body mounted on a guide plate along which a stimulable phosphor sheet is fed. When supplied with electr... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288150 | Homogeneous incorporation of activator element in a storage phosphor A method has been disclosed for manufacturing a storage phosphor for use in a photostimulable phosphor screen or panel comprising a support and a storage phosphor layer, wherein a dopant or activator is incorporated more homogeneously in amorphous and in crystalline... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7277175 | Systems and methods for wavelength selective measurement of properties of small volume liquid samples A system for measuring properties of small volume liquid samples, where the system includes wavelength selective filters. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7256413 | Device and process for reading out X-ray information stored in a phosphor plate A device for reading out X-ray information stored in a phosphor plate for simplified and solid guiding and/or holding of phosphor plates, with at the same time a high degree of compactness, includes: a device for holding and/or conveying the phosphor plate in an ori... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250622 | Apparatus for and method of reading and erasing radiation image information After a housing of a cassette is opened by a suction cup, then a stimulable phosphor sheet is removed from the cassette by a shiftable roller and then fed in an auxiliary scanning direction by a feed mechanism. While being fed in the auxiliary scanning direction, th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250613 | Device for detecting ionizing radiation using a layer of fluorescent material The invention relates to a device for capturing ionizing radiation, in which a substrate which is provided with a phosphor layer is accommodated in a housing. To simplify the device and to ensure a high light yield, the invention provides that a means for buffering ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247873 | Quality control system for irradiation apparatus A quality control system for an irradiation apparatus includes a radiation image reading system. The radiation image reading system reads out a radiation image from a stimulable phosphor panel which is disposed in a predetermined position to receive irradiation of p... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247874 | Device for detecting information contained in a phosphor layer Device for detecting information which is contained in a phosphor layer, with multiple individual radiation sources for emitting stimulation light incident upon the phosphor layer along a stimulation line and suitable for stimulating emission light in the phosphor l... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244955 | Computed radiography systems and methods of use A computed radiography (CR) system for imaging an object is provided. The system includes a radiation source, a storage phosphor screen, an illumination source and a two dimensional imager. The radiation source is configured to irradiate the storage phosphor screen,... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7233016 | Methods and apparatus for pulsed radiation image acquisition A method of acquiring at least one image from an image recording medium using a pulsed radiation source is provided. In one aspect, a method of scanning an image recording medium that has been exposed to X-ray radiation comprises providing first radiation along a pl... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7227167 | System comprising a scanner and a memory layer, and a memory layer for storing X-ray information items The invention relates to a system having a scanner and a memory layer. The memory layer comprises particles for storing X-ray information items, that can be excited by a stimulating radiation to emit an emission radiation corresponding to one of the X-ray informatio... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214940 | Apparatus and method for investigating a sample An apparatus for investigating a sample comprising a source of a beam of radiation, a detector for detecting a beam of radiation reflected by or transmitted through a sample to be imaged, an optical subsystem for manipulating the beam between the source and detector... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211818 | Image read-out method and system, solid image sensor, and image detecting sheet An image signal is read out by use of a stimulable phosphor sheet having a layer of stimulable phosphor which emits stimulated emission in proportion to the stored energy of radiation upon exposure to stimulating light and a solid image sensor having a photoconducti... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208750 | Radiation image reading apparatus A radiation image reading apparatus includes an image reading section for reading a radiation image on a stimulable phosphor sheet by scanning the stimulable phosphor sheet with exciting light in a main scanning direction, and a conveying section having a windable m... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7202485 | Radiation image conversion panel and preparation method thereof A radiation image conversion panel exhibiting enhanced luminance and superior sharpness is disclosed, comprising on a support a stimulable phosphor layer, wherein the stimulable phosphor layer which has been formed by gas phase deposition has a thickness of 50 μm t... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7193234 | Image information readout exposure apparatus An image information readout exposure apparatus includes: a first light source, for performing readout scanning exposure on an image information recording medium, on which image information is recordable as an electrostatic latent image, to read out image informatio... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7180085 | Image information reading apparatus A reading assembly includes a stimulating light beam system having a plurality of laser diodes and a CCD line sensor having a plurality of CCDs. The laser diodes and the CCDs are disposed in a predetermined range of distances from the stimulable phosphor sheet along... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176476 | Device for acquiring information contained in a phosphor layer A device for acquiring information contained in a phosphor layer comprises a light source (2) for irradiating the phosphor layer (1) with excitation light (3) that is suitable for exciting emission light (4) in the phosphor layer (1 | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175730 | Insulating label stock An insulating label stock including a thermal insulating layer, which may be fiberfill batt, is provided. The batt is laminated to at least one layer of film, paper or fabric. Also provided is a method of making the insulating label stock. The insulating label stock... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7161160 | Needle-shaped cylindrical storage phosphor crystals Needle-shaped CsBr:Eu2+ storage phosphor crystal particles in form of a cylinder suitable for use in flat storage phosphor panels have been provided, wherein said particles have an average cross-section in the range from 1 μm up to 30 μm and an average length, mea... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160213 | Baseball batter training method A batter training and protection system and method are shown. A protector for protecting an infield area is provided with a plurality of indicia situated thereon or integrally formed therein to define a plurality of target areas, respectively. The indicia may compri... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140769 | Radiation sensitive recording plate with orientation identifying marker, method of making, and of using same A radiation-recording plate (104) can be constructed and arranged to form an image upon exposure from both a front side and a back side. The plate can include a marker (201) detectable in the image (205) after exposure and indicative of which of... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138232 | Stimulable phosphor sheet for detection of substances originating from living body or its analogues A method employing a porous material sheet which has at predetermined positions plural dots each being composed of a group of probe molecules and a stimulable phosphor sheet having a phosphor layer which contains a stimulable phosphor in an amount of 10 to 140 g/m | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135695 | Line light source system A line light source system includes a line light source formed by a number of linearly arranged light emitting elements. A pair of cylindrical lenses converges the light bundles emitted from the respective light emitting elements in a direction perpendicular to the ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7122822 | Device for detecting information contained in a phosphor layer Device for detecting information which is contained in a phosphor layer, with a light source for emitting stimulation light incident upon the phosphor layer along a stimulation line is suitable for stimulating emission light in the phosphor layer, and a detector for... | 10/17/2006 |
