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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8063387 | Radiation image conversion panel Disclosed is a radiation image conversion panel containing a support having thereon a phosphor layer containing an alkali metal halide phosphor which is deposited on the support by a gas phase accumulation method, wherein the alkali metal halide phosphor includes a ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7446321 | Differential wavelength photoluminescence for non-contact measuring of contaminants and defects located below the surface of a wafer or other workpiece A method for using photoluminescence to identify defects in a sub-surface region of a sample includes performing a first probe of the sample. A first data set, based on the first probe, is produced indicating defects located primarily in a surface layer of the sampl... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7425706 | Gamma-ray laser; induced gamma emission system and method A method for producing stimulated emission of gamma radiation comprising: 1] providing at least first and second gamma-radiation sources, both sources being in recoil-free first-excited nuclear levels and the second source being in... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7417228 | Method of and device for detecting oil pollutions on water surfaces Detection of oil pollution on water surfaces includes providing echo signals obtained from optical radiation of a clean water area at two wavelengths, optically radiating an investigated water area at two wavelengths and obtaining echo signals from the optical radia... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417231 | Fourier re-binning of time-of-flight positron emission tomography data Fast reconstruction methods are provided for 3D time-of-flight (TOF) positron emission tomography (PET), based on 2D data re-binning. Starting from pre-corrected 3D TOF data, a re-binning algorithm estimates for each transaxial slice the 2D TOF sinogram. The re-binn... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7408167 | Imaging apparatus, radiation imaging apparatus, and radiation imaging system An imaging apparatus capable of reducing a line noise artifact in a simple configuration without complicated operations includes: a plurality of pixels arranged in row and column directions and having a photoelectric conversion element and a switch element; a plural... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408160 | 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... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399986 | Apparatus and method for reading out storage phosphor plate An apparatus and a corresponding method for reading out a storage phosphor plate (2) with an insertion device for inserting a cassette (1) in which a movably disposed support (3) is located, on top of which the storage phosphor plate (2) ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7391025 | High-throughput infrared spectroscopy A spectrometer includes an infrared source, a spectrally selective element, and a cell array. The cell array includes walls that define a number of cavities. The spectrometer also includes an infrared spatial detector responsive to infrared radiation travelling from... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388205 | 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... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388210 | Enhanced processing circuit for spectrometry system and spectrometry system using same This is a processing circuit for a spectrometry chain including a particle radiation detector (21), including a charge preamplifier stage (20) receiving a current (I1) from the detector, representative of the amount of charges emitted by a parti... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385199 | Microbolometer IR focal plane array (FPA) with in-situ mirco vacuum sensor and method of fabrication A microbolometer IR FPA is provided with in-situ vacuum sensing capability by realizing that the IR sensor microbolometer pixel element itself may be used as a vacuum sensor. The application of an electrical signal to the resistive element heats the bolometer materi... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385200 | Re-binning method for nuclear medicine imaging devices A generalized rebinning method transforms SPECT projection data acquired with a first type of collimator into projection data as if it were acquired with a second type of collimator, for subsequent reconstruction using a 3-D algorithm devised for the second type of ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381959 | Technique for reconstructing PET scan images The invention is directed to a technique for reconstructing PET scan images. According to one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for reconstructing PET scan images. The method comprises: detecting a plurality of coincidence events in a PET scanner; storin... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381973 | Analyzer system and method incorporating excimer UV fluorescence detection A system for measuring the amount of sulfur in a sample is provided comprising a UV fluorescence detector for determining the sulfur dioxide content of the sample and an analyzer for receiving the sulfur dioxide content of the sample from the UV fluorescence detecto... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378676 | Stimulable phosphor screens or panels and manufacturing control thereof Stimulable phosphor screens, sheets or panels having alkali metal halide storage phosphors have been disclosed, said phosphors showing emission of red light, after stimulation with an ultraviolet radiation source having a radiation emission maximum of 365 nm, wherei... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378664 | Deicing of radiation detectors in analytical instruments In an analytical instrument having a radiation detector, such as an electron microscope with an X-ray detector, a thermoelectric element (such as one or more Peltier junctions) is driven by a cooling power supply to cool the detector and thereby decrease measurement... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375350 | Computed radiography x-ray cassette with rigid embedded CR plate Embodiments include a method and apparatus for improving the reusability of a computed radiography (CR) plate by housing it in a cassette. The CR plate remains in the cassette during scanning. The embodiments of the method and apparatus improve the reusability of th... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375363 | Image forming apparatus and method of transporting same After a main unit has captured an image of a subject, the main unit is detached from a support post fixedly mounted in a compartment of a vehicle through a mounting/dismounting mechanism, and stored in a storage case disposed in the compartment of the vehicle. The s... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375364 | Recording sheet usage count evaluation method and apparatus, and medical image processing apparatus A recording sheet usage count evaluation method enabling, even when plural radiation imaging apparatuses and plural radiographic image reading apparatuses exist, accurate evaluation of cumulative working frequencies of recording sheets commonly used in those apparat... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375341 | Flexible scintillator and related methods The present invention provides flexible radiation detectors and related methods, including methods of making radiation detectors and assemblies according to the present invention. A flexible radiation detector includes a first resin layer and a scintillator layer de... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375349 | Radiation-image conversion panel and process of producing the same In a radiation-image conversion panel, a fluorescent layer containing a phosphor and a protective layer are formed on a support in this order. The protective layer has a water-vapor transmission rate of 1 g/m2/24 h or lower at 40° C. and a reflectance of... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375335 | Effect-particle orientation and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for determining the effect-particle orientation in a film or coating are disclosed. The method comprises using opposing directional reflectance measurements, preferably in continuous processes and allows for an on-line evaluation system to pro... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372017 | Method for equalizing a butting structure and x-ray system A plurality of plates is bonded together by butting in order to manufacture a flat-plate x-ray detector. The butting determines artifacts in x-ray images taken with the flat-plate x-ray detector. According to the invention the butting structure is first measured in ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372046 | Radiation image conversion panel An objective is to provide a radiation image conversion panel exhibiting excellent graininess and reduced x-ray damage (luminance degradation) . A radiation image conversion panel comprising a support and provided thereon, a stimulable phosphor layer containing a st... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372045 | Scintillator plate for radiation An object is to provide a scintillator plate exhibiting even sharpness, and further exhibiting enhanced sharpness by use of CsI crystals. Disclosed is a scintillator plate for radiation comprising a support and provided thereon a phosphor layer emitting light caused... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372030 | Method for representing a front field of vision from a motor vehicle A method for representing the front field of vision from a motor vehicle on a display panel of a display includes sensing, by an infrared camera system, the field of vision and feeding corresponding infrared data to a data processing unit. The infrared data is modif... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372034 | Agricultural measurement device with movable detector head A measurement device for detecting agricultural crops located within a conveyor channel. The measurement device includes a light-transmitting panel positioned adjacent to the conveyor channel and is configured to be movable between an operational position and a clea... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372040 | Neutron detector with layered thermal-neutron scintillator and dual function light guide and thermalizing media A broad spectrum neutron detector has a thermal neutron sensitive scintillator film interleaved with a hydrogenous thermalizing media. The neutron detector has negligible sensitivity to gamma rays and produces a strong and unambiguous signal for virtually all neutro... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372038 | Analysis of temperature-dependent molecular configurations An apparatus and method for analysing temperature-dependent molecular configurations such as folding comprises a multi-channel flow-through chip (12) along which molecules to be analysed pass. A temperature gradient is maintained along the length of the chip.... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372039 | Near UV absorption spectrometer and method for using the same A UV absorption spectrometer includes a housing, a controller, and a sensor unit including an ultraviolet light source, an analytical area in an analytical cell or in running water or gaseous medium, and an UV wavelength separator including a UV detector. An ultravi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372033 | Multi-spectral filtering One device embodiment includes a device for filtering radiation from a target region in multiple spectral bands. The device includes a number of optical quantum dot filters, each having a particular pass-through wavelength range, positioned on a rotatable disk. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372018 | Determination of gas pressure and saturation simultaneously A pulsed neutron tool with three or more detectors is used for making measurements inside casing. The measurements may be used to determine gas saturation at a constant gas pressure, pressure at constant gas saturation, or to determine both gas saturation and gas pr... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368718 | X-ray detector An x-ray detector with a scintillator element connected to a detection area of a photodiode via an optically transparently curing adhesive. To increase the sensitivity of the x-ray detector, it is proposed to mix the adhesive with a powder prepared from a material w... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7368726 | Method and apparatus for detecting high-energy radiation using a pulse mode ion chamber A method for measuring high-energy radiation flux includes applying a positive voltage to electrodes in an ion chamber filled with a gas capable of forming charged ions by a high-energy radiation, measuring a positive ion current signal related to ion currents induc... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368719 | Scintillating materials, articles employing the same, and methods for their use Disclosed herein are scintillating materials, methods for their manufacture, and method for their use. In one embodiment, a scintillator comprises the formula A2LnBX6, wherein A comprises thallium (Tl), a Group IA element, and combinations comp... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368730 | Weathering apparatus with UV radiation sources and radiation sensors containing a double-calibrated UV sensor Weathering apparatus with UV radiation sources and radiation sensors containing a double-calibrated UV sensor A weathering apparatus has one or more UV radiation sources (2) and one or more first sensors (3), which are calibrated for a first spectral s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368723 | Diamond radiation detector A method of detecting radiation that includes providing a layer of high purity single crystal CVD diamond, applying an electric field of no greater than 0.5 V/μm to the layer, exposing the layer to the radiation thereby generating a signal, and detecting the signal... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368746 | Phosphor panel A first radiation image storage panel comprises a stimulable phosphor layer, and a transparent protective film, which comprises at least one layer of a water vapor proof film, the water vapor proof film comprising a base material film and a transparent inorganic lay... | 05/06/2008 |
