Patent classifications
A61B6/4266
MEASUREMENT AND DATA COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR AN INTRAORAL DENTAL RADIOLOGY SYSTEM
The present invention relates to a measurement and data communication device (10) for use in or with an intraoral dental radiology system (100) comprising: an x-ray data management unit (20) having a first communication means (21) for retrieving at least x-ray exposure data, and a processing means (22) for processing at least the retrieved data; an intraoral x-ray generation unit 30) having an x-ray source (31) for exposing at least part of a patient jaw with x-rays; and an intraoral x-ray acquisition unit (40) having a first x-ray sensor (41) for acquiring x-ray image data of at least part of the patient jaw; said device (10) characterized by comprising: a measurement unit (11) for measuring features related to the x-rays used for exposing at least part of the patient, wherein the measurement unit (11) is arranged between the x-ray source (31) and the patient; and a second communication means (12) for transmitting the x-ray exposure data which includes the measured features to the x-ray data management unit (20).
RADIOTHERAPY APPARATUS COMPRISING AN IMAGING RING
A radiotherapy apparatus for the delivery of an energetic beam to a target tissue in a treatment zone, including: a rotatable gantry for rotating the end of a beam delivery system about a circle centered on an isocentre and normal to an axis of rotation Z1 of the gantry, the path between the end of the beam delivery system and the isocentre defining a central beam axis Z2 at every rotation angle of the gantry about the axis of rotation Z1; an imaging ring having a central bore and an imaging system for acquiring images of a patient in an imaging zone of the imaging system, wherein the imaging ring is located in the radiotherapy apparatus such that its imaging zone intersects the axis of rotation Z1 of the gantry, and wherein the imaging ring is mechanically coupled to the rotatable gantry through a mechanical structure.
Systems to assess projection data inconsistency
A system and method include acquisition of a plurality of projection images of a subject, each of the projection images associated with a respective projection angle, determination, for each of the projection images, of a center-of-light location in a first image region, determination of a local fluctuation measure based on the determined center-of-light locations, and determination of a quality measure associated with the plurality of projection images based on the local fluctuation measure.
SOLID-STATE DOSE CALIBRATION SYSTEM
Systems and methods for dose calibration. A dose calibrator may include one or more radiation sources, one or more solid-state detectors and one or more plates positioned between the one or more radiation sources and the one or more solid-state detectors. The one or more solid-state detectors capture one or more images based on emissions received from the one or more radiation sources through the one or more plates for estimating activity of the one or more radiation sources.
Systems and methods for dynamic scanning with multi-head camera
A nuclear medicine (NM) multi-head imaging system is provided that includes a gantry, plural detector units mounted to the gantry, and at least one processor operably coupled to at least one of the detector units. The detector units are mounted to the gantry. Each detector unit defines a detector unit position and corresponding view oriented toward a center of the bore. Each detector unit is configured to acquire imaging information over a sweep range corresponding to the corresponding view. The at least one processor is configured to, for each detector unit, determine plural angular positions along the sweep range corresponding to boundaries of the object to be imaged, generate a representation of each angular position for each detector unit position, generate a model based on the angular positions using the representation, and determine scan parameters to be used to image the object using the model.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODULE ALIGNMENT IN CT DETECTOR
A detector sub-assembly for a CT system includes a detector module that includes a mount block having a top planar surface, a Y-axis planar surface that is parallel with the top planar surface, an X-axis planar surface that is orthogonal to the first Y-axis planar surface, and an aperture passing through the X-axis planar surface. The module includes a substrate having a pixelated photodiode positioned thereon, and a two-dimensional anti-scatter grid (ASG) positioned on the pixelated photodiode. The detector sub-assembly includes a support structure including a Y-axis mount surface and an X-axis mount surface, and a second aperture passing through the X-axis mount surface, a mounting screw having an outer diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of the aperture and passing through the aperture and into the second aperture when the Y-axis planar surface is on the Y-axis mount surface.
Image processing apparatus, method, and program
An image acquisition unit acquires two radiographic images based on radiations which are transmitted through a subject containing a plurality of compositions and have energy distributions different from each other. A body thickness derivation unit derives, as a first body thickness and a second body thickness, body thicknesses of the subject for pixels of the two radiographic images. A composition ratio derivation unit derives composition ratios of the subject for the pixels of the radiographic images based on the first body thickness and the second body thickness.
COUNTERBALANCING OF DETECTORS FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEMS
An N-M tomography system comprising: a carrier for the subject of an examination procedure; a plurality of detector heads; a carrier for the detector heads; and a detector positioning arrangement operable to position the detector heads during performance of a scan without interference or collision between adjacent detector heads to establish a variable bore size and configuration for the examination. Additionally, collimated detectors providing variable spatial resolution for SPECT imaging and which can also be used for PET imaging, whereby one set of detectors can be selectably used for either modality, or for both simultaneously.
Systems and methods for a stationary CT imaging system
Various methods and systems are provided for stationary CT imaging. In one embodiment, a method for an imaging system includes activating an emitter of a plurality of emitters of a stationary distributed x-ray source unit to emit an x-ray beam toward an object within an imaging volume, where the x-ray source unit does not rotate around the imaging volume, receiving the x-ray beam at a subset of detector elements of a plurality of detector elements of one or more detector arrays, sampling the plurality of detector elements to generate a total transmission profile, an attenuation profile, and a scatter measurement, generating a scatter-corrected attenuation profile by entering the total transmission profile, the attenuation profile, and the scatter measurement as inputs to a model, and reconstructing one or more images from the scatter-corrected attenuation profile.
Radiation detector module with insulating shield
A radiation detector module includes a frame, a module circuit board connected to the frame, detector units that each include radiation sensors disposed above the frame and electrically connected to the module circuit board, and an optically and infrared radiation opaque, X-ray transparent, electrically insulating detector shield covering a top surface and at least one side surface of the radiation sensors.