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X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices September class, title,number 09/11

20110235773 - Radiation imaging device: Disclosed is an X-ray imaging apparatus in which a correction function used to correct scattered X-rays and a correction function used to correct beam hardening can be simply and precisely determined so that the correcting operations are performed in an appropriate sequence using the correction functions thus determined to enhance... Agent: Hitachi Medical Corporation

20110235774 - Method of and apparatus for continuous wave tomosynthesis using photon counting: Tomosynthesis data may be acquired from a radiation source that substantially continuously emits radiation while its position is varied relative to a photon counting x-ray detector. The detector detects photons comprised within the radiation and photon data indicative of the detected photons is generated. The photon data may comprise data... Agent:

20110235775 - Radiation imaging system and apparatus and method for detecting defective pixel: An X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray source, first and second absorption gratings, and an FPD. The first absorption grating passes X-ray emitted from the X-ray source to form a G1 image. The second absorption grating modulates intensity of the G1 image at each of relative positions to form two... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20110235776 - Radiographic imaging apparatus and radiographic imaging system: A radiographic imaging apparatus is provided with a generation unit, a radiation source, a moving unit, and an imaging control unit. The generation unit captures radiographic images based on beams of radiation that have been transmitted through an imaging target site and with which an imaging surface has been individually... Agent: Fujifilm, Corporation

20110235777 - High-energy x-ray-spectroscopy-based inspection system and methods to determine the atomic number of materials: The application discloses systems and methods for X-ray scanning for identifying material composition of an object being scanned. The system includes at least one X-ray source for projecting an X-ray beam on the object, where at least a portion of the projected X-ray beam is transmitted through the object, and... Agent:

20110235778 - Small diameter x-ray tube: Methods and systems for X-ray imaging enable inspection of an area of an object that is located separate and apart from a location of an X-ray generator. An X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray generator to generate X-rays. A collimator filters the generated X-rays to consolidate the generated X-rays and... Agent: The Boeing Company

20110235779 - Radiation imaging system and method for detecting positional deviation: A radiation imaging system includes an X-ray source, first and second absorption gratings disposed in a path of X-rays emitted from the X-ray source, and an FPD. The second absorption grating is slid stepwise in an X direction relative to the first absorption grating. Whenever the second absorption grating is... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20110235780 - Radiation imaging system and offset correction method thereof: A radiation imaging system includes first and second gratings, a scanning system, a detector, an image generator, a storage, and a correction processing section. The first grating includes first grating modules arranged cylindrically about a virtual line. The virtual line passes through a focal point. The second grating includes second... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20110235781 - X-ray generating apparatus and inspection apparatus using the same therein: An X-ray generating apparatus is disclosed which includes a tube body having a vacuum interior, an electron source provided within the tube body to generate an electron beam, a target, within the tube body that is irradiated with the electron beam to generate an X-ray, and an X-ray window for... Agent:

20110235782 - Radiation imaging system, console, and radiation imaging program: A radiation imaging system has a radiation generation device, an FPD cassette, and a console. The console judges whether or not the FPD cassette is in a good communication state repeatedly once every thirty seconds. Upon receiving a radiography order, the console changes repetition intervals from thirty seconds to three... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20110235783 - X-ray generating apparatus and control method thereof: An X-ray generating apparatus controls driving of an X-ray tube. The X-ray tube includes an electron source emitting electrons due to application of a voltage, a transmission-type target generating an X-ray due to collision of electrons emitted from the electron source, and a shield member disposed between the electron source... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20110235784 - Compensation of anode wobble for x-ray tubes of the rotary-anode type: The present invention refers to X-ray tubes of the rotary-anode type for generating a fan beam of X-rays. More particularly, the invention is concerned with a system and method for compensating a class of system-related disturbances of the focal spot position FS on a target area AT of the rotating... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20110235785 - Auxiliary grid electrode for x-ray tubes: The present invention refers to an X-ray tube of the rotary-anode type which comprises at least one temporarily negatively biased auxiliary grid electrode (119) with an aperture through which an electron beam (115) emitted by a tube cathode's thermoionic electron emitter (111) can pass. As an alternative thereto, the auxiliary... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20110228895 - Optically diverse coded aperture imaging: Optically diverse coded aperture imaging (CAI) includes imaging a scene which is multi-spectrally diverse or polarimetrically diverse. A CAI system allows light rays from a scene to pass to a detector array through a coded aperture mask within an optical stop. The mask has multiple apertures, and produces overlapping coded... Agent: Qinetiq Limited

20110228896 - Methods and systems for rapid detection of concealed objects using fluorescence: This invention is directed towards finding, locating, and confirming threat items and substances. The inspection system is designed to detect objects that are made from, but not limited to, special nuclear materials (“SNM”) and/or high atomic number materials. The system employs advanced image processing techniques to analyze images of an... Agent:

20110228897 - X-ray ct scanner and control program thereof: An X-ray CT scanner performs CT imaging twice on a single imaging site such that respiratory phases relative to rotation of a measuring unit (X-ray generator and X-ray detector) are inverted with respect to each other. For determining a start time of the second CT imaging, a respiration cycle and... Agent: Aloka Co., Ltd.

20110228898 - Inverse geometry volume computed tomography systems: The present invention pertains to an apparatus and method for inverse geometry volume computed tomography medical imaging of a human patient. A plurality of x-ray sources for producing x-ray radiation are used. The gaps between the x-ray sources is less than 20 cm. A collimator located between the plurality of... Agent:

20110228899 - Inverse geometry volume computed tomography systems: The present invention pertains to an apparatus and method for inverse geometry volume computed tomography medical imaging of a human patient. A plurality of stationary x-ray sources for producing x-ray radiation are used. A rotating collimator located between the plurality of x-ray sources and the human patient is also used.... Agent:

20110228900 - Radiographic apparatus: In the radiographic apparatus of this invention, when obtaining long images in a longitudinal direction, a correcting device corrects radiographic images based on overlapping areas of a plurality of radiographic images based on the radiation detected whenever a relative movement is made in the same direction, an image decomposing device... Agent:

20110228901 - Extremity imaging apparatus for cone beam computed tomography: An apparatus for cone beam computed tomography of lower leg portions of a patient has a radiation source and a source transport actuable to move the source along an arcuate source path within a housing, from one side of a circumferential gap to the other and has a radius R2... Agent:

20110228902 - Medical radiography in 3d: The present invention relates to medical 3D radiography, such as mammography, in which individual images of an object are taken at different projection angles and a 3D image subsequently synthesized from this image information. According to the invention, the object to be imaged is arranged locked in a object positioning... Agent: Planmed Oy

20110228903 - Background signal reduction in neutron fluorescence applications using agile neutron beam flux: Apparatus and methods for operating a neutron gamma fluorescence based system by modulating the interrogating neutron flux (φIllumination) to allow for optimized signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) or to improve other detection parameter such as integration time. The apparatus includes one or more sensing systems to detect the range from the neutron... Agent: Boss Physical Sciences LLC

20110228904 - Radiographic image capturing system: A radiographic image capture system includes a radiation detector, a radiation source, a generator, and a controller. The radiation detector includes plural pixels that generate electrical charges upon irradiation with radiation and that accumulate the electrical charges. The radiation source irradiates radiation onto the radiation detector. The generator reads the... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20110228905 - Rotatable anode and x-ray tube comprising a liquid heat link: In a rotatable anode (4) of an X-ray tube, a heat transfer between the rotating disc of the anode (4a) and the second bearing element (11) is achieved by providing a contact material (14) within a gap (16a, b) between the anode disc (4a) and the second bearing element (11).... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20110228906 - Cone beam computed tomography with a flat panel imager: A radiation therapy system that includes a radiation source that moves about a path and directs a beam of radiation towards an object and a cone-beam computer tomography system. The cone-beam computer tomography system includes an x-ray source that emits an x-ray beam in a cone-beam form towards an object... Agent: William Beaumont Hospital

20110228907 - Head and neck radiation localization using oral appliance: In various embodiments, methods, apparatuses, and systems for accurate patient positioning and motion tracking before and/or during head and neck radiation therapy, such as intensity modulated radiation therapy, are provided. In exemplary embodiments, a computing system may be endowed with one or more components of the disclosed apparatuses and/or systems... Agent: Oregon Health & Science University

20110228908 - Orthovoltage radiosurgery: A radiosurgery system is described that delivers a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. Some embodiments provide that, among other targets, ocular structures are treated. In some embodiments, the position of an ocular structure is tracked and related to a radiosurgery system. In some embodiments,... Agent: Oraya Therapeutics, Inc.

20110228909 - Electron source and cathode cup thereof: An embodiment of the invention relates to a cathode cup (20) comprising a receptacle for holding an electron emitter (21), wherein the cathode cup is provided at least in the area facing the electron emitter (21) with a surface comprising a plurality of cavities (23). Further, the invention provides an... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20110228910 - Diagnostic imaging apparatus with airflow cooling system: A diagnostic imaging system, which can be a mobile or stationary surgical CT imaging system or an MRI system, comprises an internal airflow cooling system that includes an air intake opening and an air outtake opening that are positioned near the ground and direct air flow away from the sterile... Agent:

20110222646 - X-ray imaging apparatus: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generation part, an X-ray detection part, and a revolution drive mechanism. The X-ray generation part has an X-ray generator including a cathode and an anode, and emits an X-ray beam from the X-ray generator. The X-ray detection part detects the X-ray beam. The... Agent: J. Morita Manufacturing Corporation

20110222647 - X-ray inspection apparatus and x-ray inspection method: The X-ray inspection apparatus and method realize high-speed defect analysis inspection. The processing executed by the X-ray inspection apparatus includes executing high-speed imaging, creating an inspection image by executing reconstruction processing, and performing automatic inspection. If the object has passed automatic inspection, the processing executed by the X-ray inspection apparatus... Agent: Omron Corporation

20110222648 - Scanner device and method for computed tomography imaging: A scanner device for computed tomography imaging of an object, includes a measurement device including a source device arranged for irradiating the object with at least one beam and a detector device arranged for detecting radiation transmitted through the object, wherein the source device has a fixed position relative the... Agent: Helmholtz Zentrum M&#xfc Nchen Deutsches Forschungszentrum Fur Gesundheit Und Umwelt (gmbh)

20110222649 - X-ray ct apparatus and control method for x-ray ct apparatus: An X-ray CT apparatus has an X-ray source, an X-ray detector, a temperature sensor, a data acquisition unit and a controller. The X-ray source generates an X-ray. The X-ray detector detects the X-ray. The temperature sensor detects a temperature of the X-ray detector. The data acquisition unit acquires data from... Agent: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation

20110222650 - Laminography system: A laminography system includes a first linear guide defining a z-direction of a Cartesian coordinate system and an imaging radiation source fixable to the first linear guide and movable along the first linear guide. The radiation source is configured to form a cone of rays including a central ray defining... Agent: Yxlon International Gmbh

20110222651 - Phase shift inverter, x-ray high-voltage device using same, x-ray ct device, and x-ray imaging device: There is provided an inverter circuit which allows a single drive circuit to carry out both the tracking control for tracking resonance frequency fluctuations caused by load fluctuations, and the power control, thereby reducing switching loss. An inverter drive circuit part obtains a phase difference between output current and output... Agent: National University Corporation Nagaoka University Of Technology

20110222653 - 3d mammography: The present invention relates to 3D mammography, in which individual images of a breast are taken at different projection angles and a 3D image subsequently synthesized from this image information. According to the invention, a breast to be imaged is arranged locked in a locking means (16, 17) and during... Agent: Planmed Oy

20110222652 - Mammography apparatus: A mammography apparatus includes a detector that detects X-rays transmitted through a breast, and an optically transparent or semitransparent pressing panel for pressing the breast. The apparatus further includes a near infrared ray source that provided between the X-ray source and the pressing panel and arranged in a two-dimensional shape... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20110222654 - High speed materials sorting using x-ray fluorescence: A system and process for classifying a piece of material of unknown composition at high speeds, where the system connected to a power supply. The piece is irradiated with first x-rays from an x-ray source, causing the piece to fluoresce x-rays. The fluoresced x-rays are detected with an x-ray detector,... Agent: Spectrament, LLC.

20110222655 - X-ray inspection apparatus, x-ray inspection method, x-ray inspection program, and x-ray inspection system: An X-ray inspection apparatus previously acquires and stores a mask thickness in a cream solder printing as a thickness of the solder applied on the board. In a cross-section parallel to a board surface, a range in a height direction is set as an inspection target from the mask thickness... Agent: Omron Corporation

20110222659 - Assembly method for a tiled radiation detector: A tiled detector assembly (1000) and a method for making a tiled radiation detector (1000) is described. The innovative feature of this method is that the xyz misalignment of the detector tiles (304, 304′), the origin of various image artifacts, can be significantly reduced by accurate sizing and alignment of... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20110222658 - Detector apparatus and method: A detector apparatus is described for scanning of and obtaining radiation data from an object and generating an image therefrom. The apparatus comprises a radiation detector system spaced therefrom to define a scanning zone and to collect a dataset of information about radiation incident at the detector after interaction with... Agent: Kromek Limited

20110222657 - X-ray imaging apparatus: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray sensor configured to convert an X-ray into an image signal, a drive control unit configured to perform wireless communication with an external device and control driving of the X-ray sensor, a power supply unit configured to supply power to the X-ray sensor and... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20110222656 - X-ray transmission inspection apparatus and x-ray transmission inspection method: To prevent erroneous detection in detecting a foreign matter, which is caused by a change in distance between a sample and an X-ray detector, provided is an X-ray transmission inspection apparatus including an X-ray tube (11) that irradiates an inspection sample element with an X-ray, an X-ray detector (13) that... Agent:

20110222661 - Device, method and computer program product for generation of an expousre plan: In a device, method and computer program product for generation of an exposure plan for irradiating a patient, at least one reference data set independent of the patient is provided, from which an attenuation of high-energy radiation upon passage through a reference body can be determined. A patient magnetic resonance... Agent:

20110222660 - Radiation sculpting by coordinating rotation of fixed beams and motion of patient support system: A method of irradiating a target tissue in a patient comprising positioning the patient on a patient support system so that the target tissue in the patient is within irradiating distance of at least one source of a beam of radiation and moving the patient support system relative to the... Agent: Xcision Medical Systems LLC

20110222662 - X-ray tube with target temperature sensor: An X-ray tube (1), a medical device (21) comprising an X-ray tube, a program element and a computer readable medium are proposed. The X-ray tube comprises a target (3) adapted for generating X-rays upon impact of an electron beam (7) on a focal spot (9), and a further electrode (11).... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20110222663 - Radiographic image capturing device: A radiographic image capturing device includes: a radiation detector that has plural sensor portions; a detection circuit that reads out, as electrical signals, electric charge quantities stored in each of the sensor portions and converts the electrical signals into digital image data; a receiver that receives electrical power; a power... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20110222664 - X-ray anode: The application describes a rotatable anode for an X-ray tube, wherein the anode comprises a first unit (901) adapted for being hit by a first electron beam at least a second unit (902) adapted for being hit by at least a second electron beam, wherein the first unit and the... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20110222665 - X-ray tubes: An X-ray tube is produced by forming a first housing section 20 from sheet metal; forming a second housing section 22 from sheet metal, mounting an electron source 18 in one of the housing sections; mounting an anode 16 in one of the housing sections; and joining the housing sections... Agent:

20110222666 - Film holder with angle indicator for intraoral radiography and film supporting part thereof: The film holder located at a lingual side of the teeth inside mouth to support a film for periapical radiography to obtain the radiographic image of the teeth and the teeth supporting structures comprises a bite portion temporarily fixed to the teeth; a film support portion rotatably mounted with respect... Agent:

20110222667 - Drive system for imaging device: A drive mechanism for a mobile imaging system comprises a main drive geared into a drive wheel for propelling the imaging system, including a base and one or more imaging components, across a surface. The drive mechanism can also include a scan drive that moves the drive mechanism and the... Agent:

20110216878 - Spectral imaging: A spectral processor (118) includes a first processing channel (120) that generates a first spectral signal derived from a detector signal, wherein the first spectral signal includes first spectral information about the detector signal, and a second processing channel (120) that generates a second spectral signal derived from the detector... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20110216879 - Full field mammography with tissue exposure control, tomosynthesis, and dynamic field of view processing: A mammography system using a tissue exposure control relying on estimates of the thickness of the compressed and immobilized breast and of breast density to automatically derive one or more technic factors. The system further uses a tomosynthesis arrangement that maintains the focus of an anti-scatter grid on the x-ray... Agent: Hologic, Inc.

20110216880 - System and method for molecular breast imaging: A system and method for a molecular breast imaging (MBI) are provided. One MBI system includes at least one cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detector having a plurality of pixels and a registered parallel hole collimator coupled to a face of the CZT detector. The registered parallel hole collimator includes a... Agent: General Electric Company

20110216881 - Method and system for certifying operators of x-ray inspection systems: A method and system for using Threat Imaging Projection (TIP) technology, and the operator testing data that it generates, in order to certify x-ray inspection system operators and thereby assure an acceptable and uniform level of operator performance. In a preferred configuration, the operator views x-ray images of objects on... Agent:

20110216883 - Energy subtraction imaging system, x-ray imaging apparatus, and computer readable recording medium: An energy subtraction radiographic imaging system for providing energy subtraction images of an object includes an X-ray radiation source configured to generate X-rays having various energy levels transmitting through the object, a radiation imaging apparatus configured to operate in association with operation of the X-ray radiation source for receiving X-rays... Agent:

20110216882 - Radiographic image capturing method and apparatus, and radiographic image generating method and apparatus: The grid is disposed between a subject to be imaged and a solid-state detector while a radiation source and radiation-impermeable members of a grid are in such a positional relationship that the orbital plane of the radiation source which is angularly movable and the direction in which the radiation-impermeable members... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20110216884 - X-ray imaging apparatus: An X-ray imaging apparatus is provided with a multi X-ray source and a collimator in which a plurality of slits for X-rays to pass through are two-dimensionally formed, the size and position of the slits being adjustable. A control unit, as a first control mode, controls the size and position... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20110216885 - Applicator means for x-ray radiation therapy, fastening means as well as radiation therapy device: Among other things, an applicator means (20) for x-ray radiation therapy for the irradiation of surfaces, as well as a radiation therapy device are described, having an applicator element (21) for taking up a probe tip or a radiation source element of a radiation source means (11). In order to... Agent:

20110216886 - Interleaving multi-energy x-ray energy operation of a standing wave linear accelerator: The disclosure relates to systems and methods for interleaving operation of a standing wave linear accelerator (LINAC) for use in providing electrons of at least two different energy ranges, which can be contacted with x-ray targets to generate x-rays of at least two different energy ranges. The LINAC can be... Agent:

20110211664 - Cone beam z-axis coverage: An imaging system includes a radiation source (110) with an anode (202). The radiation source (110) rotates around an examination region (106) about a longitudinal axis (108) and emits radiation from a focal spot (206) on the anode (202). A source collimator (112) collimates the emitted radiation to produce a... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20110211666 - Ct scanning systems and methods using multi-pixel x-ray sources: A CT scanning system may include a multi-pixel x-ray source, and a detector array. The multi-pixel x-ray source may have a plurality of pixels that are disposed along a z-axis, and that are sequentially activated so as to controllably emit x-rays in response to incident electrons. The detector array may... Agent: Analogic Corporation

20110211665 - Gantry image guided radiotherapy system and related treatment delivery methods: Systems, methods, and related computer program products for image-guided radiation treatment (IGRT) are described. Provided according to one preferred embodiment is an IGRT apparatus including a barrel-style rotatable gantry structure that provides high mechanical stability, versatility in radiation delivery, and versatility in target tracking. Methods for treatment radiation delivery using... Agent: Accuray Incorporated

20110211668 - Converter element for a radiation detector: The invention relates to converter element (100) for a radiation detector, particularly for a Spectral CT scanner. The converter element (100) comprises at least two conversion cells (131) that are at least partially separated from each other by intermediate separation walls (135) which affect the spreading of electrical signals generated... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20110211667 - De-populated detector for computed tomography and method of making same: A system, method, and apparatus includes a computed tomography (CT) detector array having a central region with a plurality of central region detecting cells configured to acquire CT data of a first number of slices during a scan, a first wing along a first side of the central region, and... Agent:

20110211669 - Radiation detector with an array of electrodes: The invention relates to a radiation detector (100) comprising a converter element (113) with an array (120) of first electrodes (121) for sampling electrical signals generated by incident radiation (X). With a connection circuit (130), at least two first electrodes (121) can selectively be coupled to a common readout unit... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20110211670 - Dynamic shaping time modification in x-ray detectors: Methods and apparatus for adapting the shaping time and/or other pulse processing parameters of an x-ray detector (114) in accordance with the elemental composition of a sample and/or energy resolving requirements. X-rays (104) are directed from a source (102) onto a sample (110) and the radiation (108) responsively emitted from... Agent:

20110211671 - Method and device for inspection of liquid articles: Disclosed are a method and a device for security-inspection of liquid articles with dual-energy CT imaging. The method comprises the steps of obtaining one or more CT images including physical attributes of liquid article to be inspected by CT scanning and a dual-energy reconstruction method; acquiring the physical attributes of... Agent:

20110211673 - Radiation detection apparatus and radiographic apparatus: According to one embodiment, a radiation detection apparatus includes a radiation detection panel, a support member that is configured to support the radiation detection panel on one surface thereof and has electrical conductive property, a circuit board that is supported on the other surface of the support member, a flexible... Agent: Toshiba Electron Tubes & Devices Co., Ltd.

20110211672 - Radiographic image acquiring apparatus, radiographic image capturing system, and radiographic image capturing method: In a radiographic image acquiring apparatus, in the event that one radiation detection device is selected from among a plurality of radiation detection devices, each of which are capable of converting radiation into a radiographic image, the radiographic image acquiring apparatus includes an acquisition unit for acquiring all of the... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20110211674 - Goniometer base apparatus and method: A goniometer base for X-ray crystallography comprises a magnetic steel part with a cylindrical hole, a compliant cylindrical part that is inserted into this hole, and a cylindrical tube that is press-fit into the hole and holds the compliant part in place, such that when a crystal mounting tool is... Agent: Cornell University

20110211675 - Stabilization in gamma-ray spectometry: A calibration source (20) for a gamma-ray spectrometer (40) is provided. The calibration source comprises a radioactive material (30) comprising a radioactive isotope having a decay transition associated with emission of a radiation particle and a gamma-ray having a known energy, e.g. Na-22, and a solid-state detector (26A, 26B), e.g.... Agent:

20110211676 - Method and apparatus for applying material to a surface of an anode of an x-ray source, anode and x-ray source: A method and an apparatus for locally applying material to the surface of an anode of an X-ray source as well as a corresponding anode is presented. Anode material such as a repair material for filling a recess (121) in an X-ray emitting surface (115) is applied to the X-ray... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.