Abstract:
A secondary collimator for an X-ray scattering device with horizontal plates and vertical plates arranged perpendicular thereto, the vertical plates being arranged parallel to one another and being inclined by a pre-determinable scattering angle to a transmission direction of an X-ray beam, and the horizontal plates being aligned fan-shaped onto a single point, namely to the X-ray source, and the horizontal plates with the vertical plates forming a rectangular grid with the vertical plates and being combined to form a collimator unit. Moreover, the invention relates to an X-ray scattering device for baggage check with an X-ray source, with a primary collimator which only lets through a fan beam, with a secondary collimator for projecting an area of an item of luggage and with a scattering detector, the secondary collimator being arranged between the item of luggage to be examined and the scattering detector and being developed as mentioned above.
Abstract:
A secondary collimator for an X-ray scattering device with horizontal plates and vertical plates arranged perpendicular thereto, the vertical plates being arranged parallel to one another and being inclined by a pre-determinable scattering angle to a transmission direction of an X-ray beam, and the horizontal plates being aligned fan-shaped onto a single point, namely to the X-ray source, and the horizontal plates with the vertical plates forming a rectangular grid with the vertical plates and being combined to form a collimator unit. Moreover, the invention relates to an X-ray scattering device for baggage check with an X-ray source, with a primary collimator which only lets through a fan beam, with a secondary collimator for projecting an area of an item of luggage and with a scattering detector, the secondary collimator being arranged between the item of luggage to be examined and the scattering detector and being developed as mentioned above.
Abstract:
In an X-ray examination device which comprises an X-ray source for irradiating a body and a detector device, a displaceable diaphragm device defines an angle of aperture which is substantially smaller, due to the selection of the dimension of the apertures, than the measuring angle defined by the associated radiation detector and the X-ray source. By displacement of the aperture with respect to the object to be measured during the measurement over a distance which covers the measuring angle, a high-resolution shadow image can be formed. The entire object is then contiguously irradiated.
Abstract:
An x-ray diffraction imaging (XDI) device includes at least one x-ray source configured to emit an x-ray fan-beam. The XDI device also includes a primary collimator positioned downstream of the at least one x-ray source. The primary collimator defines a plurality of rows of slits. Each slit and each row of slits is separated by an x-ray absorbing material. Each of the rows of slits oriented to transmit at least one x-ray slit-beam in a plane substantially orthogonal to the primary collimator.
Abstract:
A method for determining the concentration of the free fraction of an active compound, present in a biological fluid, in the presence of natural binders, the free and bound fractions of the active compound being in mutual equilibrium, by a) contacting a sample of the fluid with an unlabeled antibody, b) separating the sample from the unlabeled antibody, c) incubating the unlabeled antibody with a labeled substance (tracer) for cross-reaction with the antibody and d) measuring the amount of the tracer which is or is not bound to the antibody and calculating from this the concentration of the free fraction of the active compound, wherein the quantity of the unlabeled antibody and/or its affinity for the active compound are so small that they do not substantially effect the equilibrium between the free and bound fractions of the active compound, and the affinity of the tracer for the antibody is substantially higher or substantially lower than that of the active compound itself, and a test kit suitable for this method.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for determining the change in position of an item of luggage in order to examine a suspect region in this item of luggage.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for determining the change in position of an item of luggage in order to examine a suspect region in this item of luggage.
Abstract:
It is possible with the aid of a monoclonal antibody which is specifically directed against an epitope of amino-terminal procollagen peptide (type III) which is not present on the fragment Col 1, and of a second monoclonal or polyclonal antibody against an epitope of amino-terminal procollagen peptide (type III), to determine said peptide with great accuracy. It is also, possible, with the aid of a monoclonal antibody which is specifically directed against an epitope of amino-terminal procollagen peptide (type III) which is not present in Col 1, to determine with great accuracy said procollagen peptide in body fluids.
Abstract:
The invention relates to new thyronine derivatives of the formula ##STR1## in which n is 1-6, R denotes hydroxyl, alkyl or aryl, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are identical or different and denote iodine or hydrogen, and R.sup.3 denotes hydrogen, alkyl or aralkyl, a process for the preparation thereof, and the use thereof for carrying out radioimmunoassays.
Abstract:
An adapter, particularly for medical gas systems which require sanitary interconnections, comprises a housing which has a gas flow passage therein containing a filter or other sterilizing device with a connection at one end permitting easy coupling to the gas supply line and the housing has another connection for the discharge of the gas after filtering to the place of use.