Abstract:
A microwave imaging system and method are disclosed for generating a 3-D map of a body. The system comprises a source of coherent microwave radiation for irradiating the body, at least one microwave detector for detecting at a plurality of locations around the body the amplitude and phase of radiation that has passed through, or has been reflected by, the body, an analyser connected to receive signals from the or each detector and from the source and operative to produce a holographic image indicative at each detection location the phase of the received radiation relative to the phase of radiation received directly from the source at the same location, and a processor for processing the holographic image to calculate in three dimensions the positions of localized physical parameters within the body.
Abstract:
For calibration (24) for quantitative SPECT, a multiple energy emission source (11) is used for calibration. The planar sensitivities and/or uniformities are determined at different emission energies based on detections from the multiple energy emission source. For estimating (32) the activity concentration, sensitivities and/or uniformities based on measures (26) at different emission energies increase accuracy. The multiple energy emission source (11) may alternatively or additionally be used to calibrate (40) a dose calibrator (15).
Abstract:
When calibrating a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, a radioactive calibration phantom is scanned over a period of several half lives to acquire a plurality of frames of scan data. Interlaced timing windows are employed to facilitate acquiring coincidence data for a plurality of coincidence timing windows and energy windows during a single calibration scan. Coincident events are binned according to each of a plurality of selected coincidence windows, and the PET scanner is calibrated for each of the plurality of coincidence timing windows using data acquired from the single calibration scan.
Abstract:
A system calibrates a solid state detector (20) for a radiation imaging device (10) in a single acquisition. A calibration phantom (40) emits radiation concurrently at at least first and second characteristic energy levels. A nuclear camera (16) generates associated sets of radiation data spanning both the first and second energy levels from the emitted radiation that is received by solid state detector (20). A means (64) determines associated centers of energy peaks and energy values of the generated data sets. A calibration means (80) calibrates at least one of gain, offset, performance and dead pixel correction based on the determined centers and peaks of the acquired data sets.
Abstract:
A scanning apparatus is provided, which includes a medium attached to a surface of a fixed, hollow cylindrical segment, the fixed, hollow cylindrical segment having a first longitudinal axis, a rotational radial laser beam rotating around the first longitudinal axis and arranged to scan said medium, and a light sensitive detector having a light acceptance direction along a second axis coinciding with the first longitudinal axis of the cylindrical segment.
Abstract:
An imaging device comprises a semiconductor substrate including an array of pixel cells. Each pixel cell comprising an individually addressable pixel circuit for accumulating charge resulting from radiation incident on a pixel detector. The pixel circuit and the pixel detector can either be implemented on a single substrate, or on two substrates bonded together. The charge storage device can be a transistor, for example one of a pair of FET transistors connected as a cascade amplification stage. An imaging plane can be made up of one imaging device or a plurality of imaging devices tiled to form a mosaic. The imaging devices may be configured as a slot for certain applications, the slit or slot being scanned over the imaging plane. Control electronics can include addressing logic for addressing individual pixel circuits for reading accumulated charge from the pixel circuits. Imaging optimization can be achieved by determining maximum and minimum charge values for pixels for display, assigning extreme grey scale or colour values to the maximum and minimum charge values and allocating grey scale or colour values to an individual pixel according to a sliding scale between the extreme values. Scattered radiation can be detected and discarded by comparing the detected pixel value to a threshold value related to a minimum detected charge value expected for directly incident radiation and discarding detected pixel values less than said threshold value.
Abstract:
The present disclosure presents an apparatus for radiation detection comprising a generally uniform dielectric layer, a conductive layer interfacing a first surface of the generally uniform dielectric layer; an ionizing radiation detection multi-layer structure including a photoelectric conversion layer interfacing a second surface of the generally uniform dielectric layer; said ionizing radiation detection multi-layer structure, said generally uniform dielectric layer, and said conductive layer being configured with respect to each other and being operative such that an imagewise ionizing radiation pattern impinging on said ionizing radiation detection multi-layer substrate causes a corresponding charge pattern representing said imagewise ionizing radiation to be generated at the interface between the generally uniform dielectric layer and the photoelectric conversion layer and causes a readable imagewise replica of said charge pattern to be formed in said conductive layer.
Abstract:
An imaging device comprises a semiconductor substrate including an array of pixel cells. Each pixel cell comprising an individually addressable pixel circuit for accumulating charge resulting from radiation incident on a pixel detector. The pixel circuit and the pixel detector can either be implemented on a single substrate, or on two substrates bonded together. The charge storage device can be a transistor, for example one of a pair of FET transistors connected as a cascade amplification stage. An imaging plane can be made up of one imaging device or a plurality of imaging devices tiled to form a mosaic. The imaging devices may be configured as a slot for certain applications, the slit or slot being scanned over the imaging plane. Control electronics can include addressing logic for addressing individual pixel circuits for reading accumulated charge from the pixel circuits. Imaging optimization can be achieved by determining maximum and minimum charge values for pixels for display, assigning extreme grey scale or colour values to the maximum and minimum charge values and allocating grey scale or colour values to an individual pixel according to a sliding scale between the extreme values. Scattered radiation can be detected and discarded by comparing the detected pixel value to a threshold value related to a minimum detected charge value expected for directly incident radiation and discarding detected pixel values less than said threshold value.
Abstract:
A radiographic imaging system includes a plurality of radiation imaging devices arranged in a plurality of columns. The plurality of columns are tiled together to form a mosaic, with imaging devices in adjacent columns being offset from one another in a columnar direction. A radiation source is provided to irradiate an object to be imaged. An absorption grid is disposed between the radiation source and the mosaic, shielding a portion of the object to be imaged from radiation emitted by the radiation source.
Abstract:
1. ISODOSE PLOTTING APPARATUS FOR PLOTTING PENETRATION TYPE RADIATION MEASUREMENTS COMPRISING: PHANTOM MEANS AT WHICH A RADIATION SOURCE IS DIRECTED AND IN WHICH RADIATION MEASUREMENTS ARE TAKEN, DETECTION MEANS FOR TAKING RADIATION INTENSITY MEASUREMENTS IN SAID PHANTOM MEANS, SAID DETECTION MEANS HAVING A MOVABLE DETECTOR MEANS WHICH GENERATES SIGNALS FOR MEASURING DIRECT RADIATION INTENSITY, DRIVE MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF DRIVE AXES FOR MOVING SAID DETECTOR MEANS IN SAID PHANTOM MEANS, CONTROL MEANS HAVING A VELOCITY CONTROL AND A SERVO CONTROL RESPONSIVE TO SIGNALS FROM SAID DETECTORS MEANS FOR MOVING SAID DETECTOR MEANS UNDER VELOCITY CONTROL ON A FIRST DRIVE AXIS AND UNDER SERVO CONTROL ON A SECOND DRIVE AXIS ALONG A PATH REPRESENTATVE OF A PREDETERMINED DOSAGE WITHIN SAID PHANTOM MEANS, SENSING MEANS FOR SENSING THAT A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE OF MOVEMENT OF SAID DETECTOR ON AN AXIS UNDER SERVO CONTROL HAS OCCURRED RELATIVE TO A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE OF MOVEMENT OF AN AXIS UNDER VELOCITY CONTROL, AND SWITCHING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID SENSING MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY INTERCHANGING THE DRIVE AXIS UNDER SAID VELOCITY CONTROL AND SAID SERVO CONTROL WHEN A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE OF MOVEMENT OF SAID DETECTOR MEANS ON SAID AXIS UNDER SERVO CONTROL HAS OCCURRED RELATIVE TO A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE OF MOVEMENT ON SAID AXIS UNDER VELOCITY CONTROL.