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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183536 | System for monitoring optical modules of high-power lasers High-power excimer lasers are assembled with individually replaceable optical module subsystems containing consumable optical components. Windows formed in the enclosures of the optical modules incorporate a fluorescent material for converting ultraviolet light scat... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8158946 | Intrinsically safe improved sensitivity NDIR gas sensor in a can An NDIR gas sensor takes advantage of a conventional packaging embodiment commonly used to house detectors of all kinds comprising a can, header and a dish sample chamber all welded together to form a single detector unit. The can forms the top, a hollowed out heade... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7569822 | Image inspection device and image inspection method using the image inspection device In an inspection of a semiconductor wafer for a defect, when infrared light passing through a semiconductor wafer is imaged by a camera and an inspection is conducted using the image, a problem that halation occurs in the camera due to light leaking from the side of... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7541582 | Method for production of a device for thermal detection of radiation comprising an active microbolometer and a passive microbolometer The invention relates to a passive microbolometer (12), comprising a reflective screen (17) and a suspended membrane with the function of radiation absorber, thermometer and electrical connection. The membrane is supported by at least two anchor elemen... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7535011 | Quantitative radiation detection using Geiger mode avalanche photodiode binary detector cell arrays An imaging radiation detector includes a scintillator coupled to an array of photodiodes operating in Geiger mode. The array is divided into separate detector pixels, each of which is composed of a multiplicity of photodiode cells with their outputs tied together. W... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7531811 | Hemispherical radiation detector A detector is provided that includes a plurality of layered hemispherically shaped elements. Each element is configured to sense the detection of an event. The detector further includes a lead for each element. Each lead is configured to pass a detection signal when... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7528376 | Photo timer and radiographic apparatus A photo timer includes an X-ray dose detector for detecting the dose of X-rays irradiated from an X-ray irradiation apparatus, a stop-signal output means for outputting a stop signal to stop irradiation of the X-rays from the X-ray irradiation apparatus when the det... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7518113 | Pressure sensor A pressure sensor having a diaphragm which is differently deformable or locally changeable by pressure differences is described. A construction advantageously usable even in poorly accessible spaces having high temperatures is obtained in that at least one functiona... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7518119 | Plasma panel based ionizing radiation detector A radiation detector is formed from a plasma panel that includes a front substrate, and a back substrate that forms a generally parallel gap with the front substrate. X (column) and Y (row) electrodes are coupled by gas discharge events to define one or more pixels.... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7514693 | Multidirectional ultraviolet sensor A multidirectional ultraviolet sensor includes a substrate and a UV-sensitive layer. The UV-sensitive layer contains nano-sized or micro-sized particles of a UV-sensitive material, which is attached to a top surface of the substrate by sintering process to enable se... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7507983 | Radiation image information reading apparatus When cassettes are placed on a conveyor disposed in a cassette loader and detectors disposed on a support plate on the conveyor detect information of identification strips on side walls of the cassettes, the cassettes are judged as being loaded properly in the casse... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507970 | Radiation image sensing apparatus and its driving method This invention has as its object to realize a radiation image sensing apparatus which can adjust (AEC-controls) the amount of incoming light or dose without requiring high-speed driving. Since a second photoelectric conversion element (108) which is used to d... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7501635 | Tomograph comprising detectors having a specific shape A tomograph type detection device including a plurality of detection elements arranged in a form of a ring and electrodes on each face of the elements. Each electrode includes a connector, all the connectors being located on the external periphery of the ring of det... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7491961 | Scanning exposure apparatus, line light source, and image information readout system A panel light source includes: a planar light transmissive electrode formed by ITO film, which is 0.1 μm thick and 430 mm×430 mm in size; an EL layer; and a linear electrode layer formed by 4300 linear electrodes, which are arranged parallel in the Z direction. Ea... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7476866 | Apparatus and method for detection of vacuum ultraviolet radiation Vacuum ultraviolet radiation detection apparatus (10) comprises a radiation detector (30) in a chamber (12). The detector (30) receives ultraviolet radiation from a radiation source (36). The chamber is evacuated using a dry vacuum... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7473903 | Method and apparatus for deposited hermetic cover for digital X-ray panel A digital X-ray panel and method of fabricating an X-ray detector panel assembly is provided. The method includes forming a detector matrix on the detector substrate, forming a dam on the detector substrate circumscribing the detector matrix, forming a scintillator ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7473891 | System and methods for improving signal/noise ratio for signal detectors A method and system for characterizing and quantifying various error and calibration components of signals associated with photo-detectors. By varying the detector operational parameters such as input light intensity and integration times, measured signals can be an... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7462836 | Method and system to separate and measure Ar quickly The present invention relates to the method and equipment for inspecting nuclear experimental locales, and particularly relates to the method and system for separating and measuring 37Ar quickly. The method of the invention comprises the steps of sampling... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462840 | Secure tag reader A reader for a secure tag. The reader comprises a first excitation source (such as one or more LEDs) that stimulates at least one transition in the secure tag. The reader also comprises a second excitation source that stimulates more transitions than were stimulated... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7459696 | Methods and apparatus for calibrating spectral data The invention provides methods for calibrating spectral data acquisition systems. These calibration methods produce spectral data sufficiently accurate for use in tissue classification algorithms. The invention improves the accuracy of spectral-based tissue classifi... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7456407 | System for medical imaging and a patient support system for medical diagnosis A system for medical imaging and a patient support system for medical diagnosis are provided. The system includes a gantry mounted on the base. The gantry has an annular support. A detector head is fixed to the inner surface of the annular support. The annular suppo... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7453067 | Detector with a scintillator, and imaging unit having such a detector A detector is disclosed, including at least one scintillator and at least one photodiode, connected to one another by a connecting medium. The scintillator has a defined depression for holding the connecting medium on its side facing the photodiode in such a way tha... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453066 | Method and apparatus to recover a dead pixel in digital imaging systems Gamma radiation events are received individually at elements of a detector array (18) at least one of the elements (P0) being defective. Each detector element converts incident radiation into a radiation event signal which is digitized by an analog-to-... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7449709 | Apparatus for and method of reading and erasing radiation image information A cassette is delivered from a cassette loader through a stock unit to a releasing unit. After a stimulable phosphor panel is supplied from the cassette to a reading unit by an unlocking mechanism and a panel ejecting mechanism, the cassette is fed to a position bel... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7442937 | Radiation imaging apparatus and nuclear medicine diagnosis apparatus using the same Disclosed herein is a radiation imaging apparatus and radiation-imaging-apparatus-based nuclear medicine diagnosis apparatus having a collimator in which a plurality of rectangular through-holes are arranged in a grid pattern and separated by septa is rotated throug... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435966 | X-ray detector The invention relates to an X-ray detector for detecting X-radiation, as used, in particular, in computer tomographic (CT) systems. The X-ray detector in accordance with the invention is composed of a photo sensor device, which comprises individual detector elements... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429739 | Providing information By considering ratio of emissions at one or more pairs of energies to threshold values, the invention provides for the determination of the dispersion format of a radioactive material within a matrix, wherein said radioactive material is potentially present in a dis... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427758 | Cryogenically cooled adjustable apertures for infra-red cameras A thermal infrared camera may be used under a wide variety of target-scene radiation conditions, with interchangeable or zoom lenses requiring matching or different size cold stops. A variable aperture assembly of a thermal infrared camera integrates a rigid open tr... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425707 | Scintillator panel, method of manufacturing scintillator panel, radiation detection device, and radiation detection system Electrochemical corrosion of a reflective layer provided in a scintillator panel is prevented. The scintillator panel includes a conductive base member for supporting a wavelength converter layer and a reflective layer for emitting light converted by a phosphor laye... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7408165 | Detector arrangement The invention relates to a detector arrangement for the conversion of electromagnetic radiation into electrical signals. The detector arrangement includes sensitive areas (D1, D2, D3, D4), where each sensitive area corresponds to a respec... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408161 | Investigations Apparatus and methods are provided for establishing the nature and level of radioactive sources within waste, particularly of a compactable nature. Detectors sensitive to low energy level radiation are provided with protection against dust contamination. Further det... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402814 | Solid-state x-ray detector The present invention relates to a solid-state X-ray detector comprising a photosensitive sensor associated with a radiation converter, known as a scintillator, transforming the X-rays into a radiation to which the sensor is sensitive, and an entry window through wh... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402796 | Method and apparatus for monitoring deposition of solids in pipelines using a plurality of radiation sources pointing to a unique detector The invention concerns a method of monitoring flow in a flow pipe. According to the invention, the method comprising the following steps: providing a flow pipeline having a unique photon detector at a first position on the periphery of said pipe, a first photon sour... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7397024 | Phantom for the quality control of a radiotherapy treatment virtual simulation system The invention relates to a phantom for the quality control of a radiotherapy treatment virtual simulation system which comprises a medical imaging device, characterized in that it comprises: a support casing (1), ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7391024 | Steady-state non-equilibrium distribution of free carriers and photon energy up-conversion using same An apparatus is disclosed for the conversion of radiation. The apparatus includes a mesoscopic sized region, an interface surrounding the mesoscopic sized region and contacting the mesoscopic region to form an energetic barrier sufficient to spatially confine free c... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7391026 | Preparation of a selection of control variables for a dose distribution to be adjusted in a technical appliance The invention relates to a planning tool for the interactive selection of control variables (x1, y7, α1, α2, α3, I1, I2) of a radiation therapy plan from a database (1) comprising... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7381961 | Multi-small field-of-view detector head SPECT system that scans over 360Å A multiheaded camera which is formed with a number of heads on one support structure and a different support structure with other heads. At least one of the heads is movable, so that the patient can obtain ingress and egress to the area. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381958 | Lanthanum halide scintillators for time-of-flight 3-D pet A Lanthanum Halide scintillator (for example LaCl3 and LaBr3) with fast decay time and good timing resolution, as well as high light output and good energy resolution, is used in the design of a PET scanner. The PET scanner includes a cavity fo... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381953 | Infrared imaging device A room temperature infrared imager, fabricated using MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) techniques, made up of individually functioning analog elements laid out in a horizontal and vertical block matrix (pixel array). The front of each individual pixel element ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381954 | Apparatus and method for measuring steam quality Determination of steam quality by passing one or more laser beams through steam in a steam chamber and directly determining a total number of vapor molecules and a total number of water molecules based on absorption of radiation in the one or more laser beams by the... | 06/03/2008 |
