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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8160205 | Robotic arm for patient positioning assembly A robotic patient positioning assembly including a patient treatment couch, and a robotic arm coupled to the patient treatment couch. The robotic arm is configured to move the patient treatment couch along five rotational degrees of freedom and one substantially ver... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7953205 | Synchronized X-ray / breathing method and apparatus used in conjunction with a charged particle cancer therapy system The invention comprises an X-ray system that is orientated to provide X-ray images of a patient in the same orientation as viewed by a proton therapy beam, is synchronized with patient respiration, is operable on a patient positioned for proton therapy, and does not... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7653176 | Inspection system with material identification An angular analysis system that can be controlled to receive radiation at a defined angle from a defined focus region. The angular analysis system is used for level 2 inspection in an explosive detection system. Level 2 inspection is provided by a three-dimensional ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7634057 | Radiotherapy system with turntable A radiotherapy system including a collimator operable to shape and steer a radiation beam in at least one dimension, a turntable for supporting a patient thereupon adapted to rotate the patient about a rotational axis, the patient having a target therein for irradia... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7616735 | Tomosurgery Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with Tomosurgery are described. One method embodiment includes logically dividing a target volume into treatment slices to be radiated individually by co-planar beams. The method embodiment also includes planning a ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7519152 | Inspection system with material identification An angular analysis system that can be controlled to receive radiation at a defined angle from a defined focus region. The angular analysis system is used for level 2 inspection in an explosive detection system. Level 2 inspection is provided by a three-dimensional ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515686 | Irradiation method and apparatus An apparatus and method for providing uniform X-Ray irradiation to material carried in a plurality of containers. The apparatus includes an X-Ray tube providing a linear source of irradiation and also a 4 pi (360 degrees) irradiation. The material to be irradiated i... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7486771 | Process and apparatus for irradiating product pallets or containers Method for irradiating in an irradiation chamber products being stored in the form of pallets or in the form of bulk material in appropriate containers by means of a high energy X-ray beam source including the following steps: placing and arranging the products onto... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7345291 | Device for irradiation therapy with charged particles The present invention is related to a device for irradiating a patient with a charged particle beam, comprising a number of beam channels attached to a vertical wall, wherein a deflection magnet is present at the end of each channel. This deflection magnet is able t... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7336764 | Electron beam accelerator and ceramic stage with electrically-conductive layer or coating therefor A ceramic electron beam accelerator is disclosed finding particularly efficacious uses in X-ray electronic circuit imaging and testing applications. The ceramic stage design eliminates the need for placing metal reinforcements between adjoining stages of the acceler... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7324626 | Volumetric imaging on a radiotherapy apparatus Volumetric imaging on a radiotherapy apparatus, wherein a body, of which a volumetric image data set is to be produced, is positioned on a couch of the radiotherapy apparatus, and the couch or a bearing area of the couch or the body itself is rotated about a spatial... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302038 | Correction of patient rotation errors in radiotherapy using couch translation Compensation for patient rotation between planning and treatment in a radiation therapy machine is provided by angled translation of a table surface on which the patient is supported without actual patient rotation. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291854 | Radiation attenuation corridor A radiation attenuation corridor couples a radiation therapy room and a control room. The radiation attenuation corridor is made of a material that substantially absorbs ionizing radiation and substantially blocks the transmission of the ionizing radiation. Specific... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289600 | Apparatus and process for irradiating product pallets The present invention is related to process and an apparatus for irradiating products by means of high energy X-ray beam source (1) in an installation having an irradiation chamber (2), said process comprising the following steps, controlled by control... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7263162 | Sample mounts for microcrystal crystallography Sample mounts (10) for mounting microcrystals of biological macromolecules for X-ray crystallography are prepared by using patterned thin polyimide films (12) that have curvature imparted thereto, for example, by being attached to a curved outer surfac... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247865 | System and method of detecting, neutralizing, and containing suspected contaminated articles A comprehensive system and method of rendering the mail safe for handling and for detecting and containing suspect pieces and which can be fitted or retrofitted into mail and package processing facilities with relative ease. The system of the present invention inclu... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7221733 | Method and apparatus for irradiating a target An apparatus (10) for irradiating a target includes a radiation source (12) for generating a radiation beam and a multiple leaf beam adjuster (16) for collimating and adjusting the shape of the radiation beam from the radiation source (12... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7203283 | X-ray tube of the end window type, and an X-ray fluorescence analyzer In an x-ray tube comprising a housing, which define an enclosure, a cathode arrangement, which emits electrons within the enclosure, and a window, which seals an end of the enclosure, the window comprises a carrier layer and, on a side of the carrier layer that face... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197111 | Process and apparatus for irradiating product pallets The present invention is related to a process for irradiation of a product pallet having four vertical faces by a photon beam such as an X-ray beam, a gamma source or similar, consisting in an irradiation procedure comprising the following steps: introd... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7187752 | Product irradiator for optimizing dose uniformity in products An apparatus and method for irradiating a product or product stack with a relatively even radiation dose distribution is provided. The apparatus comprises a radiation source, an adjustable collimator, a turn-table capable of receiving a product stack and a control s... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7180981 | High quantum energy efficiency X-ray tube and targets The invention relates to targets for an X-ray transmission tube (9); to a high efficiency, high excitation energy X-ray transmission tube; to combinations of the targets and high efficiency X-ray transmission tubes; and applications for utilizing such X-ray t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177393 | X-ray imaging apparatus An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a body unit including a bed unit where an object is put, an X-ray irradiation unit configured to irradiate an X-ray to the object and an X-ray detector configured to detect the X-ray passing through the object, an input unit confi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171257 | Apparatus and method for radiosurgery A method and system is presented for treating moving target regions in a patient's anatomy by creating radiosurgical lesions. The method includes determining a pulsating motion of a patient separately from a determining of a respiratory motion, and directing a radio... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7133493 | X-ray irradiation apparatus An X-ray irradiation apparatus includes an enclosure and an X-ray beam system positioned within the enclosure for directing X-ray beams into an irradiation region. The X-ray beam system has more than one X-ray beam emitter for directing the X-ray beams into the irra... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7092487 | X-ray pallet processing This invention is advantageous in irradiating pallets which cannot be irradiated by conventional techniques, even by x-rays, throughout their complete volumes. In one embodiment, a scan horn scans electron beamlets through a sweep angle. A dipole bends the electron ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6993111 | Method and apparatus for improving the spatial resolution of a laminography system that employs an x-ray source with a scanning beam A method and apparatus for reducing blurring caused by transverse movement of an object being inspected relative to the x-ray source/detector array assembly. The plane of the scanning fan beam plane generated by the x-ray source is tilted by an angle relative to the... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6964787 | Method and system for reducing microbial burden on a food product The present invention relates to a method and system for reducing microbial burden on a food product. The method includes contacting the food product with an antimicrobial agent and irradiating the food product. The system includes an applicator adapted and configur... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6940076 | System for, and method of, irradiating articles An article has irregular characteristics such as an irregular geometrical configuration. Radiation from a radiation source is directed in a particular direction toward the article. The radiation energy passing from the source to the article at different positions in... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6940944 | Method and apparatus for X-ray irradiation having improved throughput and dose uniformity ratio The present invention is related to a method and apparatus of radiation processing of a product package in a device having a radiation source, a collimator having a variable aperture, and a turntable, said radiation processing resulting in a point in the product pac... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931095 | System and method for irradiating large articles An irradiation assembly is effective to irradiate large articles, up to about 48 inches thick in an exemplary embodiment. The assembly provides radiation to an article from all sides in a 360 degree exposure range, and includes at least one irradiating subsystem tha... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928143 | Deployable fast-response apparatus to recover bio-contaminated materials A portable apparatus for sanitizing and recovering mail and other materials is disclosed. The apparatus is employed after a known or suspected biological attack or contamination event, such as anthrax. Multiple X-ray sources penetrate mail and other materials, and d... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6919572 | Compensating for variations in article speeds and characteristics at different article positions during article irradiation First embodiment: an article is conveyed in a first direction at different speeds at different positions on the article in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. For example, when the article is conveyed in a rotary direction, the pos... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6914253 | System for measurement of absorbed doses of electron beams in an irradiated object A method and apparatus for measuring doses of electron beams that are absorbed by an object subjected to e-beam irradiation. The absorbed dose can be continuously measured during an irradiation process, and adjustment can be made to system parameters in accordance w... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6868136 | Irradiation apparatus and method An irradiation apparatus particularly well suited to the irradiation of food at or near the point of consumption includes an irradiation chamber, one or more ionizing radiation sources such as x-ray tubes, and a rotating food support. In one embodiment, one or more ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6856671 | X-ray tube, x-ray generator, and inspection system An x-ray emitting window is formed at a front end face, and a taper surface tilted with respect to the x-ray emitting direction is formed near the emitting window, whereby an object to be inspected can be prevented from abutting against the front end face even if th... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6853703 | Automated delivery of treatment fields A system, method, apparatus, and means for delivering treatment fields includes identifying a sequence group. A type of radiation to be applied in a first field of the sequence group is identified. The type of radiation is selected from among primary photon radiatio... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6827489 | Low-dose exposure aided positioning (LEAP) for digital radiography A system and method for improved imaging of a patient through the use of low-dose exposure aided positioning is provided. The patient is positioned in the X-ray system and them imaged with a low-dose pre-shot to verify the positioning of the patient. If the patient'... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6770891 | Article irradiation system with multiple beam paths A system for irradiating articles is disclosed. The system has multiple beam paths and is capable of irradiating articles with x-rays or electron beams (e-beams). The system is comprised of a single radiation source producing multiple beam paths. At least one of the... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6763085 | Irradiation apparatus and method An irradiation apparatus particularly well suited to the irradiation of food at or near the point of consumption includes an irradiation chamber, one or more ionizing radiation sources such as x-ray tubes, and a rotating food support. In one embodiment, one or more ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6761851 | Apparatus and method for hardening metal by varying the engagement between irradiation and metal The present invention provides an apparatus for hardening a metal article, comprising a holding device, an energy beam generator pointed at the holding device for directing energy beams at the holding device, and a movement system supporting the holding device, wher... | 07/13/2004 |
