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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7903781 | Determination of heavy particle stopping power A distribution of heavy particle stopping power is be determined. A distribution of effective atomic number of a three-dimensional space is accessed, and a distribution of an x-ray stopping power of the three-dimensional space is accessed. A conversion is applied to... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7561663 | X-ray detection device for foreign matter An X-ray detection device for detecting whether or not foreign matter is mixed in on the basis of the transmission amount of X-rays that have penetrated an examination subject article by applying X-rays, at a predetermined detection position to an examination subjec... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7512212 | Multi-array detector module structure for radiation imaging Disclosed is a multi-array detector module structure pertaining to the technical field of radiation detecting. The multi-array detector module structure comprises a casing, a bottom plate to which a bottom end of the casing is fixedly connected, and a multi-array de... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7427757 | Large collection angle x-ray monochromators for electron probe microanalysis X-ray monochromators and electron probe micro-analysis (EPMA) systems using such monochromators are disclosed. A turretless x-ray monochromator may have a cassette of reflectors instead of a turret. The cassette stores a plurality of reflectors that can be inserted ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7415146 | Method and apparatus to determine bone mineral density utilizing a flat panel detector A method and apparatus for using a flat panel detector to determine bone mineral density are provided. The apparatus includes a dual energy X-ray emitter, a flat panel detector for receiving X-rays sent from the X-ray emitter, and may optionally include an image cor... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7387439 | X-ray beam calibration for bone mineral density assessment using mammography system An apparatus and method calibration method, particularly to determine an x-ray generation technique to acquire a hand x-ray image using a mammography x-ray system for assessing Radiographic Absorptiometry (RA) based BMD (Bone Mineral Density). ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7358500 | Radiation detection by dual-faced scintillation An imaging device comprising a scintillator and a first and second imaging elements. The scintillator emits scintillation light in response to an incident of an energy beam. The imaging elements take an image of the scintillation light. These imaging elements have i... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331714 | Optomechanical structure for a multifunctional hard x-ray nanoprobe instrument A multifunctional hard x-ray nanoprobe instrument for characterization of nanoscale materials and devices includes a scanning probe mode with a full field transmission mode. The scanning probe mode provides fluorescence spectroscopy and diffraction contrast imaging.... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7283611 | Segmentation algorithmic approach to step-and-shoot intensity modulated radiation therapy The present invention provides a method comprising recursively partitioning an intensity modulated beam into plateaus; and partitioning the plateaus into segments. The present invention also provides a method for controlling administration of radiation therapy to a ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7274033 | Reading method for radiation image information and radiation image reading apparatus A method for reading radiation image information in which a cassette is lowered while keeping each short side of the cassette extending vertically, and then inserted into a radiation image reading apparatus which has a cassette loading inlet in its upper surface and... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7220961 | System and method for quality control in nuclear imaging systems A method of controlling quality in a nuclear medicine imaging system includes providing an extendable radioactive source in a frame of the nuclear medicine imaging system, providing a detector having a field of view above the source, extending the radioactive source... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216548 | Crane equipped with inspection device The invention aims at providing a crane equipped with an inspection device that can maintain excellent inspection conditions without decreasing cargo transporting efficiency. On a container transporting route of a quay crane, a truck (position adjustment device), is... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7206375 | Method and apparatus for implement XANES analysis Compact, low-power-consuming systems and methods for exposing samples to high-energy radiation, for example, for exposing samples to x-rays for implementing x-ray absorption near edge analysis (XANES). The systems and methods include a low-power-consuming radiation ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7180977 | Scanning-based detection of ionizing radiaion for tomosynthesis A scanning-based apparatus for obtaining tomosynthesis data of an object performing a periodic movement comprises a radiation source emitting radiation around an axis of symmetry; a radiation detector comprising line detectors, each being directed towards the diverg... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7157718 | Microfabricated radiation detector assemblies methods of making and using same and interface circuit for use therewith Microfabricated, gas-filled radiation detector assemblies, methods of making and using same and interface circuit for use therewith are provided. The assembly includes a micromachined radiation detector including a set of spaced-apart electrodes and an ionization ga... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7142634 | Radiation field detection A radiation field detection system, for use with a radiating device, includes a radiation detector configured to receive radiation and to provide radiation strength indicia of amounts of radiation received, a positioning mechanism connected to the radiation detector... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7143000 | Computer-assisted method for calculating the temperature of a solid body In a method for calculating the temperature T of a solid body or the time t that is needed for a change of the temperature T of the solid body, a solution function to a dimensionless equation corresponding to the differential equation dT/dt=b−aT4−cT, ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7122012 | Detection of fluids in tissue A method of detecting a change (that is, an increase or a decrease) in the level of fluid in tissue in a first area of a body includes the steps of: applying electromagnetic energy, preferably in the frequency range of approximately 300 MHz to approximately 30 GHz, ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7116750 | Method for detecting and measuring a secondary material intermittently deposited to a moving substrate A method for detecting and measuring regions of a secondary material deposited onto a moving substrate. The method employs an x-ray source for directing an x-ray beam at the moving substrate, and an x-ray detector to detect an amount of x-ray energy transmitted by t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113265 | Powder handling device for analytical instruments Method and system for causing a powder sample in a sample holder to undergo at least one of three motions (vibration, rotation and translation) at a selected motion frequency in order to present several views of an individual grain of the sample. One or more measure... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7095039 | Radiation image read-out method and apparatus Reference signal components obtained in an initial state from outputs of photoelectric conversion devices of a line sensor having received reference light produced by a reference light source are stored. The line sensor is caused to receive the reference light at a ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7088446 | Optical measurement of the chemical constituents of an opaque slurry An opaque slurry chemical constituent measurement system includes a cross-flow or membrane filter having a porous filter element connected between a global slurry loop and a spectrometer. The opaque slurry particles cannot pass through the filter element but pass th... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7072440 | Tomographic scanning X-ray inspection system using transmitted and Compton scattered radiation X-ray radiation is transmitted through and scattered from an object under inspection to detect weapons, narcotics, explosives or other contraband. Relatively fast scintillators are employed for faster X-ray detection efficiency and significantly improved image resol... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7047058 | Apparatuses, systems and methods for extravasation detection An apparatus for the detection of extravasation in an imaging procedure includes at least a first source of energy to supply imaging energy to tissue in the vicinity of a site and at least a first sensor to measure a signal resulting from the energy supplied to the ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039227 | PET device and image generating method for pet device A PET apparatus is provided, which ensures excellent quantitativeness by properly correcting the influence of scattered radiation while improving the resolution of a reconstructed image and keeping good photon pair detection sensitivity. A determining section 52 | 05/02/2006 |
| 7016473 | Method of body X-ray scanning, an apparatus for its implementation and a radiation detector (3 version) thereof The invention relates to the field of engineering physics in particular to the technique for detecting X-radiation, and it may be used for photometry, dosimetry as well as for measuring of space energy characteristics of optical-and-ionizing radiation fields with th... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7006597 | Examination method and apparatus A method for examination of a subject comprises the steps of: administering (32) a contrast-enhancing agent into a subject (7, 42) to be examined, the contrast-enhancing agent introducing density variations in the subject; directing (33) ionizin... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6922455 | Gas-target neutron generation and applications Described herein are integrated systems for generating neutrons to perform a variety of tasks including: on-line analysis of bulk material and industrial process control (as shown in FIG. 1), security interrogation (as shown in FIG. 2), soil and enviro... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6917697 | Method and apparatus to automatically determine tissue cancellation parameters in X-ray dual energy imaging A method is provided to automatically determine a structure cancelled image in a dual energy decomposition system. A high energy and a low energy level image of internal anatomy formed of at least first and second types of structure are acquired. A characteristic ma... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6892088 | Computer-assisted bone densitometer An x-ray densitometry system provides computer assistance to the operator in identifying possible sources of scanning or analysis error through computer review of the acquired data, operator input, and the ultimate diagnostic outputs. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6842501 | Substance hardness measuring instrument, biological tissue hardness measuring instrument, and recording medium for outputting hardness data on substance when data is inputted to it An apparatus for measuring hardness of a material that makes it possible to measure hardness of a material having high spatial resolution over a wide area, hardness of tissue of a living body, hardness of micro areas in the entire organ and express the flexibility a... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6828562 | Solid-state radiation detector and medical examination and/or treatment device In a solid-state radiation detector and a medical examination and/or treatment device having such a solid-state radiation detector, the detector has a pixel matrix, with each pixel supplying an output signal dependent on the incident radiation. The pixel matrix has ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6792071 | Method of performing geometric measurements on digital radiological images A digital image representation of a radiological image is acquired and applied to a display device connected to a computer and displayed. A measurement scheme is retrieved from the computer and activated. Measurements are performed on the displayed image under guida... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6718006 | Fiber-optic encoding for dual transmission measurements in positron emission tomography A coincidence transmission source serves to detect coincident activity from a radiation source. The coincidence transmission source includes a detector dedicated to collecting attenuation data. A collimated radiation source and a detector are positioned with respect... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6710341 | Electron microscope equipped with X-ray spectrometer An electron microscope is offered which is fitted with an X-ray spectrometer having a compact optical system and high resolution. The spectrometer has a spectrometer chamber whose inside is evacuated by a vacuum pumping system. A diffraction grating having unequally... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6647283 | Method for examining a living subject by non-invasive imaging employing a contrast agent In a method for examining a living subject with an imaging method making use of the concentration of a contrast agent having a physical property that is identifiable with the imaging method in a region of interest (ROI) of the subject presented in time-su... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6632020 | Method and apparatus for calibrating an imaging system A method for calibration of an imaging system includes providing a calibration phantom system including a first phantom element material block having a first surface at a first height, wherein the first phantom element material block at least partially in... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6600804 | Gaseous-based radiation detector and apparatus for radiography A detector for detection of ionizing radiation comprises a cathode; an anode; an ionizable gas arranged between these electrodes; a radiation entrance arranged such that ionizing radiation can enter and ionize the ionizable gas; and a readout arrangement.... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6574500 | Imaging methods and apparatus particularly useful for two and three-dimensional angiography A method and apparatus for imaging a body by exposing the body to radiation transmitted through the body via successive angular portions from a radiation source on one side of the body to a radiation detector in alignment with the radiation source on the ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6546070 | Adaptable energy-resolved detection of ionizing radiation A detector for detection of ionizing radiation comprises a first cathode and a first anode between which a first voltage is applicable; an ionizable gas arranged at least partly between the first cathode and the first anode; a radiation entrance arranged ... | 04/08/2003 |
