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Medical cabin system and method for using the same
10076631 · 2018-09-18 · ·

A medical cabin system comprises a safety protection structure, an identification structure, an environment simulation structure, a radiotherapy isolation structure, and one or more other independent walls. The safety protection structure is disposed on an entrance of the medical cabin system. The identification structure is disposed on a medical equipment of the medical cabin system or in an enclosed space defined by a stereo location region of the medical cabin system. The environment simulation structure is disposed on a top portion and at least one side wall of the medical cabin system. The radiotherapy isolation structure isolates the stereo location region from a radiotherapy region of the medical cabin system. The independent walls define at least one enclosed space with the radiotherapy isolation structure.

Scanning system for scanning objects in radioactive environment

A system for manufacturing radionuclide generators includes an enclosure defining a radioactive environment. The enclosure includes radiation shielding to prevent radiation within the radioactive environment from moving to an exterior of the enclosure. The system also includes a barcode positioned on an object within the enclosure and a scanning system for scanning the barcode. The scanning system includes a camera on the exterior of the enclosure, a mirror, and a conduit extending through a wall of the enclosure for light to travel between the camera and the mirror.

Scanning system for scanning objects in radioactive environment

A system for manufacturing radionuclide generators includes an enclosure defining a radioactive environment. The enclosure includes radiation shielding to prevent radiation within the radioactive environment from moving to an exterior of the enclosure. The system also includes a barcode positioned on an object within the enclosure and a scanning system for scanning the barcode. The scanning system includes a camera on the exterior of the enclosure, a mirror, and a conduit extending through a wall of the enclosure for light to travel between the camera and the mirror.

BUNKER SYSTEM FOR RADIATION THERAPY EQUIPMENT
20180258659 · 2018-09-13 ·

A bunker system for shielding radiation emitted from a radiation treatment device includes a multi-core wall structure that completely surrounds the radiation treatment device. The wall structure includes a cast-in-place concrete inner core of limited thickness in order to minimize curing time requirements. The inner core is immediately surrounded by an outer core constructed from a plurality of preformed modular blocks. Each modular block is constructed of a radiation shielding material, such as concrete. As part of the assembly process, the preformed modular blocks are designed to be stacked top-to-bottom and side-by-side in an interlocking fashion to form a continuous wall structure, with blocks additionally arranged in a front-to-back relationship to achieve the required outer core thickness. The dual-core construction of the wall structure enables the bunker system to be quickly and efficiently assembled with enhanced quality control and potential reusability.

Additively manufactured concrete-bearing radiation attenuation structure

A radiation-shielding attenuation structure and method of forming the attenuation structure, wherein the attenuation structure is made by additively manufacturing a concrete material that includes one or more attenuation dopants configured to enhance the radiation shielding of the concrete material. The one or more attenuation dopants may be configured in the concrete material to attenuate one or more types of radiation, such as electromagnetic radiation, gamma radiation, X-ray radiation, or neutron radiation. The attenuation structure formed by the concrete material may be additively manufactured on-site according to a model that has already been pre-certified for safe or secure use, thereby providing a repeatable and reproducible process that can reduce lead times and fabrication costs. The attenuation structure may be easily modified during the additive manufacturing process to have different concrete mixtures with different attenuation characteristics, which increases the tailorability and flexibility in design of the attenuation structure.

Processing materials

Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, novel systems, methods and equipment for conveying and/or cooling treated biomass are described.

Processing materials

Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, novel systems, methods and equipment for conveying and/or cooling treated biomass are described.

Methods and systems to contain pollution and hazardous environments (CPHE)

A membrane system isolates environment volume, contains hazards, enables detoxification, hazard removal, infrastructure restoration, and substance recovery. The flexible membrane system adjusts to advantageously shape its isolated volume and integrate existing infrastructure. Pollution and hazardous energy, including crude oil, toxic-gas, radioactive fallout, fire, and other hazards are isolated, while concurrently enabling access within the isolated volume. Pod encapsulated and readily deployed, the membrane system operates semi-autonomously, uses selective-filtering, specific gravity and substance differences to channel matter, mitigate hazards, protect the biosphere, preserve infrastructure and capture substances.

Methods and systems to contain pollution and hazardous environments (CPHE)

A membrane system isolates environment volume, contains hazards, enables detoxification, hazard removal, infrastructure restoration, and substance recovery. The flexible membrane system adjusts to advantageously shape its isolated volume and integrate existing infrastructure. Pollution and hazardous energy, including crude oil, toxic-gas, radioactive fallout, fire, and other hazards are isolated, while concurrently enabling access within the isolated volume. Pod encapsulated and readily deployed, the membrane system operates semi-autonomously, uses selective-filtering, specific gravity and substance differences to channel matter, mitigate hazards, protect the biosphere, preserve infrastructure and capture substances.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOCLAVE CART LOADING AND UNLOADING SYSTEM

A system for manufacturing radionuclide generators including an enclosure defining a radioactive environment, at least one autoclave sterilizer within the enclosure, and at least two loading and unloading elevators. The enclosure includes radiation shielding to prevent radiation within the radioactive environment from moving to an exterior of the enclosure. Each autoclave sterilizer includes a plurality of sterilization stations arranged vertically and at least two autoclave rails. One loading and unloading elevator is configured to load a cart into the autoclave sterilizer and one loading and unloading elevator is configured to unload the cart from the autoclave sterilizer. Each loading and unloading elevator includes at least two cart rails configured to support the cart and a plurality of loading elevator rails coupled to the cart rails. The loading elevator rails are configured to adjust the height of the cart rails.