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X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices July category listing 07/11

20110182400 - Method and apparatus to improve ct image acquisition using a displaced geometry: A method and apparatus are provided to improve CT image acquisition using a displaced acquisition geometry. A CT apparatus may be used having a source (102) and a detector (104) transversely displaced from a center (114) of a field of view (118) during acquisition of the projection data. The amount... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20110182401 - Reconstruction of linearly moving objects with intermitten x-ray sources: A method and apparatus for performing computed tomography in medical imaging through reconstruction of a data set containing projections obtained during relative motions a container or body of interest with respect to an x-ray source and/or x-ray detector panel. Strobing of the data is implemented through one or more methods... Agent: Weinberg Medical Physics LLC

20110182402 - Imaging breast cancerous lesions with microcalcifications: A radiation system includes a first radiation source and a first detector positioned opposite to each other configured to image a body portion, and a second radiation source and a second detector positioned opposite to each other configured to image a region of interest in the body portion. The first... Agent: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

20110182403 - X-ray shield grating, manufacturing method therefor, and x-ray imaging apparatus: A two-dimensional X-ray shield grating which may be manufactured more easily and to a manufacturing method to provide therefor is provided. The method of manufacturing the X-ray shield grating includes: a first step of forming a plurality of columnar structures periodically arranged in two directions; and a second step of... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20110182404 - Collimator with an adjustable focal length: The invention relates to a collimator with adjustable focal length, especially for use in X-ray testing devices whose operating principle is based on diffraction phenomena in an object. Fixed focal length collimators used in such X-ray testing devices have to be displaced over a large range. The aim of the... Agent:

20110182405 - Non-destructive detection method for detecting state of solder ball: A detection method detects cracks with small thickness and solder voids with small volume in a solder ball. The method immerses a washed solder ball into a high absorption material solution for a first predetermined time period. The immersed solder ball is then dried in a vacuum chamber at a... Agent: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

20110182406 - High resolution imaging system for digital dentistry: The invention provides methods and apparatus for detecting radiation including x-ray photon (including gamma ray photon) and particle radiation for dental x-ray imaging, radiation monitoring, and related industrial and scientific applications. Flat or shaped small (and small hybrid) area storage phosphor plates, available in multiple sizes, are encased in SP-carriers... Agent:

20110182407 - Photomultiplier and detection systems: The invention provides a switchable photomultiplier switchable between a detecting state and a non-detecting state including a cathode upon which incident radiation is arranged to impinge. The photomultiplier also includes a series of dynodes arranged to amplify a current created at the cathode upon detection of photoradiation. The invention also... Agent:

20110182408 - X-ray device for creating 3d images of an object under examination: An X-ray device for creating 3D X-ray images includes a ceiling mount and an X-ray source emitting X-rays. The X-ray source is disposed on the ceiling mount. The X-ray device also includes a first X-ray detector that is connected to the X-ray source via a support bracket. The X-ray source... Agent:

20110182410 - Charged particle cancer therapy beam path control method and apparatus: The invention comprises a charged particle beam path coupling an injector, synchrotron accelerator, beam transport system, targeting system, and/or patient interface method and apparatus. Preferably, the injector comprises: a negative ion beam source, a two phase ion source vacuum system, an ion beam focusing lens, and/or a tandem accelerator. Preferably,... Agent:

20110182409 - Method and apparatus to facilitate treating a target portion of a patient's body with radiation: One accesses information regarding the functionality of portions of the patient's body and then uses that information to optimize a radiation-treatment plan to treat a target portion of the patient's body while minimizing at least some collateral radiation-based damage to non-targeted functional portions of the patient's body. By one approach,... Agent: Varian Medical Systems International Ag

20110182411 - Particle beam treatment apparatus and irradiation nozzle apparatus: A particle beam treatment apparatus and an irradiation nozzle apparatus achieve a beam with a small diameter by a beam scanning irradiation method, and ensure a space for installation of a beam transport chamber in the irradiation nozzle apparatus. An X-ray tube is located outside the scanning type irradiation nozzle... Agent: Hitachi, Ltd.

20110176654 - System and method for transferring data in a computed tomography apparatus: In a method and system for data transfer in a computed tomography apparatus having a gantry with a rotatable part and a stationary part, at least one device is provided for energy transfer between the rotatable part and stationary part of the gantry and at least one PLC (Power Line... Agent:

20110176655 - System and method for tomosynthesis: A system and method for tomosynthesis, the method including emitting a respective imaging x-ray from each of a plurality of imaging x-ray sources disposed in a fixed relation with respect to one another, acquiring x-ray absorption projections of an object, each of the x-ray absorption projections associated with an imaging... Agent: Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc.

20110176656 - Solid-state image pickup device: A solid-state image pickup device 1 includes a photodetecting section 10, a signal readout section 20, a controlling section 30, and a correction processing section 40. In the photodetecting section 10, M×N pixel units P1,1 to PM,N each including a photodiode that generates charge of an amount according to an... Agent: Hamamatsu Photonics K.k.

20110176657 - Single crystal scintillator material, method for producing same, radiation detector and pet system: A method for producing a single crystal scintillator material according to the present invention includes the steps of: providing a solvent including: at least one element selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs; W and/or Mo; B; and oxygen; melting a Ce compound and a... Agent: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

20110176658 - Method and apparatus for measuring moisture content in a biological material: A method for measuring moisture content in a biological material in an automated procedure is disclosed. The method comprises the step of: providing a reference database for a plurality of different material types with known moisture content. Further, a sample of biological material, such as chips of wood, pulp, grain,... Agent: Mantex Ab

20110176659 - Apparatus for wide coverage computed tomography and method of constructing same: A tube for generating x-rays includes a cathode adapted to emit electrons, a target positioned to receive the electrons from the cathode on a surface thereof, an anode adapted with an aperture and positioned between the cathode and the target and configured to accelerate the electrons toward the target, and... Agent:

20110176660 - Drive-through scanning systems: A drive-through scanning system comprises a radiation generating system arranged to generate radiation at two different energy levels and direct the radiation towards a scanning volume, detectors arranged to detect the radiation after it has passed through the scanning volume, and a controller arranged to identify a part of a... Agent:

20110176661 - X-ray sensitive battery separators and related methods: The instant application relates to an X-ray sensitive battery separator for a secondary lithium battery and a method for detecting the position of a separator in a secondary lithium battery. The X-ray sensitive battery separator includes a microporous membrane having an X-ray detectable element therein, thereon, or added thereto. The... Agent:

20110176662 - X-ray imaging apparatus and x-ray imaging method: An X-ray imaging apparatus and an X-ray imaging method for use in the X-ray imaging apparatus are provided. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes a separating element configured to spatially separate an X-ray generated by an X-ray generator unit and a scintillator array including a plurality of first scintillators arranged therein,... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20110176663 - Focal spot position determiner: One or more systems and/or techniques are disclosed herein for determining the orientation of a focal spot of a radiation source based upon shadows that are imposed on channels of a detector array from an anti-scatter grid. The anti-scatter grid is comprised of one or more anti-scatter plates that are... Agent: Analogic Corporation

20110170658 - Image processing apparatus, x-ray computed tomography apparatus, and image processing method: According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus comprises a storage unit configured to store a plurality of volume data acquired by imaging a predetermined part of an object, the plurality of volume data corresponding to a plurality of phases, a calculation unit configured to calculate a spatial motion vector... Agent: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation

20110170659 - Method for detecting fine particles in fluid with x-ray: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus which solve problems such as a measurement error due to air bubbles in a scattering method and a light-shielding method, count loss due to different elements and impossible measurement due to emulsification, and can easily and... Agent: Japan Atomic Energy Agency

20110170660 - X-ray detector: An X-ray detector is provided. The X-ray detector is a grid wall device, having a radiation detector that is movable vertically by way of a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism is a scissor-type arm or an articulated arm having at least two arms hinged to one another. At least one... Agent:

20110170661 - Inspection system and method: An inspection system is provided. The inspection system includes at least one source configured to emit a beam of radiation onto an object. The inspection system also includes at least two area detectors having different characteristics configured to receive a reflected beam of radiation from the object and output a... Agent: General Electric Company

20110170663 - Medical x-ray imaging system: In order to achieve improved image quality in X-ray photographs, a medical X-ray imaging system, comprising a flat, planar X-ray source having a surface with X-ray focal points arranged adjacent to one another and an X-ray detector with a sensor surface, is provided. The X-ray source has a plurality of... Agent:

20110170662 - System for adjusting angiographic x-ray imaging parameters based on image content: An Angiographic X-ray imaging system includes a detector for automatically detecting a transition between different phases of contrast enhanced blood flow in vessels of a portion of patient anatomy, in response to pixel luminance content of at least one image of a sequence of acquired images of the portion of... Agent: Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc.

20110170664 - Orthovoltage radiosurgery: A radiosurgery system is described that delivers a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, ocular structures are placed in a global coordinate system, based on ocular imaging, which leads to direction... Agent: Oraya Therapeutics, Inc.

20110170665 - Orthovoltage radiotherapy: A radiosurgery system is described that delivers a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, ocular structures are placed in a global coordinate system, based on ocular imaging, which leads to direction... Agent: Oraya Therapeutics, Inc.

20110170666 - Xrf system having multiple excitation energy bands in highly aligned package: An x-ray analysis apparatus for illuminating a sample spot with an x-ray beam. An x-ray tube is provided having a source spot from which a diverging x-ray beam is produced having a characteristic first energy, and bremsstrahlung energy; a first x-ray optic receives the diverging x-ray beam and directs the... Agent: X-ray Optical Systems, Inc.

20110170667 - Automated medical imaging system fault detection: A system automatically detects and reports a hardware and/or software error in an X-ray system. A system automatically detects and identifies failed components of a distributed X-ray imaging system. Multiple different subsystems of an X-ray imaging system individually include, an executable procedure for detecting a failed component in a respective... Agent: Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc.

20110170668 - X-ray image diagnostic apparatus and control method of x-ray image diagnostic apparatus: An X-ray image diagnostic apparatus has an X-ray irradiating unit, a receiving unit, a supporting unit, a registering unit, a calculating unit and a presenting unit. The X-ray irradiating unit irradiates an X-ray. The receiving unit receives the X-ray. The supporting unit supports the X-ray irradiating unit and the receiving... Agent: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation

20110170669 - Radiographic image capturing system: A radiographic image capturing system includes a radiographic image capture device, a radiation irradiation device, and a control device. The radiographic image capture device is capable of wired and wireless communications, and is capable of fluoroscopic imaging in which radiographic images are successively captured at notified synchronization timings or at... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20110170670 - Radiation grid, a radiographic apparatus equipped therewith, and a method of manufacturing the radiation grid: A radiation grid comprises an absorber including absorbing foil strips extending in a direction of extension for absorbing radiation, the absorbing foil strips being arranged in a direction of arrangement perpendicular to the direction of extension; a first covering member for covering one planar surface of the absorber; a second... Agent:

20110170671 - System, method, and apparatus for patient positioning table: An approach is provided for patient positioning. A patient is arranged on a table having a positioning assembly coupled thereto, the positioning assembly including a plurality of spatially configurable members. A spatial configuration of at least one of the plurality of spatially configurable members is arranged to support the patient... Agent: New York Society For The Ruptured And Crippled Maintaining The Hospital For Special Surgery

20110164721 - X-ray image recording system and x-ray recording method for recording image data with x-ray units for volume reconstruction: The present invention relates to an x-ray image recording system for recording x-ray projection images of alignment information for recorded x-ray projection images, comprising an x-ray tube and an x-ray image detector being arranged in the optical path of the x-ray tube for recording x-ray projection images of an object... Agent: Fraunhofer-gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v.

20110164722 - Imaging apparatus including correction unit for scattered radiation: The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus for generating an image of a region of interest of an object. The imaging apparatus comprises a radiation source (2) for emitting radiation (4) and a detector (6) for measuring the radiation (4) after having traversed the region of interest and for... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20110164723 - Apparatus and method for x-ray detecting: An X-ray detecting apparatus constructed as the present invention receives an X-ray passing through a subject during a window time in which the subject is exposed to the X-ray, and converts the X-ray into an electrical signal to output the electrical signal as a video signal. The X-ray detecting apparatus... Agent: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.

20110164726 - Multiple image collection and synthesis for personnel screening: An apparatus and method for inspecting personnel or their effects. A first and second carriage each carries a source for producing a beam of penetrating radiation incident on a given subject. A positioner provides for relative motion of each beam vis-à-vis the subject in a motion, the vertical component of... Agent: American Science And Engineering, Inc.

20110164727 - Radiation grid and radiographic apparatus provided with the same: This invention has an object to provide an X-ray grid without obstructing travel of direct X-rays by arranging regularly absorbing foil strips having a maintained linear shape. The X-ray grid of this invention has an absorber. The absorber maintains its shape through integration with the first seat cover via the... Agent:

20110164724 - Radiation image capturing device and radiation image capturing system: A radiation image capturing device includes a radiation image capturing unit, a diaphragm unit, and a control unit. The radiation image capturing unit captures a radiation image based on radiation transmitted through a subject. The diaphragm unit has an opening region that is configured to transmit a part of the... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20110164728 - Radiation imaging apparatus: A radiation imaging apparatus comprises display means for displaying an image obtained by imaging an object and light projection means for projecting a light projection mark onto the object, and displays a light projection position on the object onto which the light projection mark is projected on the image. The... Agent: Hitachi, Ltd.

20110164725 - Radiographic apparatus: A radiographic apparatus includes a radiation source for emitting radiation, a radiation source control unit for instructing the radiation source to emit the radiation, and a radiation detector for detecting the radiation. The radiation detector outputs real-time detection data when the radiation source emits the radiation intermittently or continuously, and... Agent:

20110164729 - X-ray topography apparatus: An x-ray topography apparatus in which x-rays diffracted from a sample which is scanned with a linear x-ray are detected by an x-ray detector to obtain a planar diffraction image. In this x-ray topography apparatus, the x-ray detector is an imaging plate shaped as a cylinder and provided with a... Agent: Rigaku Corporation

20110164730 - High-resolution x-ray diffraction measurement with enhanced sensitivity: A method for analysis includes directing a converging beam of X-rays toward a surface of a sample having an epitaxial layer formed thereon, and sensing the X-rays that are diffracted from the sample while resolving the sensed X-rays as a function of angle so as to generate a diffraction spectrum... Agent: Jordan Valley Semiconductors Ltd

20110164731 - Method and composition for crystallizing g protein-coupled receptors: Certain embodiments provide a method for crystallizing a GPCR. The method may employ a fusion protein comprising: a) a first portion of a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR), where the first portion comprises the TM1, TM2, TM3, TM4 and TM5 regions of the GPCR; b) a stable, folded protein insertion; and... Agent:

20110164732 - Methods and systems for computer tomography of nuclear isotopes using nuclear resonance fluorescence: The transmission of photons through a target produces “holes” in the transmitted energy spectrum that are characteristic of the NRF energies of the nuclear isotopes in the target. Measuring the absorption via the transmission of these photons through a target allows the production of tomographic images that are associated with... Agent: Passport Systems, Inc.

20110164733 - Adjustable dental x-ray image media holder: A dental x-ray image media holder comprising: a backing plate affixed to a bite block, the backing plate including a least one channel for receiving a post affixed to the bite block, such that the bite block can be selectively moved within the channels to orient the bite block in... Agent: