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| 250483100 | Luminescent device | 74 |
| 20090114845 | Laser-Induced Fluorescence Detection Device and Method - Disclosed is a lateral flow quantitative assay method which can measure one or more analyte species at the same time, with high sensitivity. Also, the present invention relates to a strip which can measure one or more analyte species at the same time, with high sensitivity and a package in which the strip is integrated with a laser-induced surface fluorescence detector. The present invention can quantify multiple analytes with a minimum detection limit of pg/ml. Therefore, the present invention provides an advantage capable of quantifying a plurality of analytes at the same time using a simple lateral flow assay strip. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20130026392 | PATTERNED RADIATION-SENSING THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE PANELS - A patterned scintillator panel including an extruded scintillator layer comprising a thermoplastic polyolefin and a scintillator material, wherein the scintillator layer comprises a pattern. Also disclosed is a method of making a patterned scintillator panel including forming a scintillator layer by melt extrusion, the scintillator layer comprising thermoplastic particles comprising a thermoplastic polyolefin and a scintillator material; and patterning the scintillator layer. Further disclosed is a method of making a patterned scintillator panel including forming a scintillator layer by injection molding, the scintillator layer comprising thermoplastic particles comprising a thermoplastic polyolefin and a scintillator material; and patterning the scintillator layer | 01-31-2013 |
| 20080272314 | Scintillator panel and radiation image sensor - An Ag film as a light-reflecting film is formed on one surface of an a-C substrate of a scintillator panel. The entire surface of the Ag film is covered with an SiN film for protecting the Ag film. A scintillator having a columnar structure, which converts an incident radiation into visible light, is formed on the surface of the SiN film. The scintillator is covered with a polyparaxylylene film together with the substrate. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20110168919 | DOSIMETER SLED - Described is a slidable dosimeter sled for a radiation dosimeter. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20080302978 | Method and Device for Detecting Zones Damageable By Laser Flow - The invention concerns a method for detecting zones damageable by laser flow including a step of measuring thermoluminescence of the surface to be treated to locate said zones at risk, followed by a step of thermal conditioning of zones thus located. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090184259 | METHOD OF DECOMPOSING CONSTITUENTS OF A TEST SAMPLE AND ESTIMATING FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME - The present invention relates to a method of decomposition of a test sample into constituents thereof. The method proceeds by optically imaging the test sample to obtain a corresponding unknown time-domain resolved signal and decomposes the unknown time-domain resolved signal by comparing the unknown time-domain resolved signal with time-domain resolved reference signals. Furthermore, the method allows the determination of the presence or absence of constituents. Relative quantities may also be determined if sample material properties are known or taken into account. Lifetime decay of the constituents may also be estimated by handling effect of light diffusion in the test sample as time decay. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090140168 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING LIGHT EMITTED BY MICROSCOPICALLY SMALL PARTICLES OR BIOLOGICAL CELLS - With a device for measuring the fluorescent light or scattered light emitted by microscopically small particles or cells ( | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090101841 | Ionizing-radiation-responsive compositions, methods, and systems - A method composition and system respond to ionizing, radiation to adjust biological activity. In some approaches the ionizing radiation is X-ray or extreme ultraviolet radiation that produces luminescent responses that induce biologically active responses. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090230325 | Method For Measuring Activity of a Specific Fraction of Albumin - Methods of measuring the SFA and sPLA | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090140169 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL MICRODISSECTION - A method for three-dimensional microdissection for the separation of defined structures in the sub-millimeter range by means of cold laser ablation or by means of multi-photon absorption, whereby exposure of the structures to be separated is performed using directional information in all spatial directions. In addition, a 3D microdissection system for the separation of defined, three-dimensional structures from a sample, having: a control unit ( | 06-04-2009 |
| 20110062349 | Cassette and Device for Testing Objects - A cassette for use while testing objects for errors comprises an image storage layer tailored in the shape thereof to match the object surface, said layer comprising a substrate that is transparent to both sides and a phosphorus layer. The cassette is placed over the surface of the work piece and the work piece is irradiated with X-rays from the opposite side. A reading head that can be moved over the image storage layer activates the excited color centers produced in the image storage layer by X-ray radiation, and the fluorescent light so triggered is registered by photodetectors. Using a position signal for the reading head, an irradiated image of the object is thus produced. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110248186 | SCINTILLATOR PANEL - A scintillator panel which is capable of obtaining a radiation image exhibiting enhanced luminance and sharpness and achieving improved storage stability is disclosed, comprising on a support a base layer and a phosphor layer provided sequentially in this order, wherein the phosphor layer comprises (columnar) phosphor crystals formed of a phosphor parent compound and an activator by a process of vapor phase deposition and the base layer comprises crystals formed of the phosphor parent compound and an activator, and a relative density of the base layer is lower than a relative density of the phosphor layer and a relative content of an activator of the base layer is lower than a relative content of an activator of the phosphor layer. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20100243917 | Method of improving probability of Knowing through which slit in a double slit system a particle or photon passes while still forming an interference pattern - A method of applying a double slit system to the end that both knowledge of an interference pattern formed on a screen located at one distance from the slits, and knowledge of improved probability as to which slit a particular particle or photon passed in the act of forming said interference pattern on that screen, wherein the method uses a remormalization interference pattern preliminarily provided on a screen located at a different distance from the slits, as a reference. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20090001285 | RADIATION IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL - Disclosed is a radiation image conversion panel comprising on a support a vapor-deposited photostimulable phosphor layer containing an alkali metal halide phosphor, wherein the surface element composition of the alkali metal halide phosphor exhibits a ratio of alkali metal to halide of 1.0 to 1.5. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090173891 | FLUORESCENCE DETECTION SYSTEM - A fluorescence detection system in which at least one of a plurality of light-receiving elements arranged on the light-receiving surface of a photodetector serves as a excitation-light detection section for receiving a light component having a wavelength of the excitation light, and at least one of the remaining light-receiving elements serves as a fluorescence detection section for receiving a light component having a wavelength of the fluorescence. A fluorescence-intensity correction section is operable to perform a calculation of dividing a detection signal from the fluorescence detection section by a detection signal from the excitation-light detection section, and output the calculated value as a measurement value. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20120313013 | SCINTILLATOR PLATE - A scintillator plate has a radiation-permeable substrate on which is applied a scintillator layer made of copper iodide that is formed from spicular crystals. The scintillator layer has an emission maximum in the red spectral range. The scintillator layer of the scintillator plate has a high emission power in the near-infrared range. | 12-13-2012 |
| 250484200 | Requiring an additional energy source to cause luminescence | 49 |
| 20080283774 | ELECTRICALLY-CONTROLLED WINDOW TINTS - The present invention relates to a window-tinting device. The window-tinting device includes two sheets of glass. These sheets of glass form an airtight interchamber. Within the chamber there is mixture of chemicals. A variable inductor and a frequency oscillator are placed in series and are electrically connected to the interchamber. The frequency oscillator and the inductor are controlled remotely transmit various frequencies of radiation into the interchamber. The radiation ionizes the chemicals and transforms the chemicals into controllable visible light. The visible light may take on any number of colors, shapes and/or patterns. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090261272 | RADIATION IMAGE CONVERTING PANEL - The present invention relates to a radiation image converting panel that effectively prevents deterioration in fluorescence lifetime by a simpler structure. The radiation image converting panel comprises a support body, and a radiation converting film formed on the support body. The radiation converting film is formed on a film forming region which exists within a first main surface of the support body and includes at least a gravity center position of the first main surface. The radiation converting film is doped with Eu, and an Eu concentration distribution has a concentration gradient so as to become higher in the periphery than in the vicinity of the center of the radiation convert film. By thus providing a concentration gradient for the concentration of Eu to be doped, a drop in luminance in the periphery of the radiation converting film can be reduced. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100213390 | INORGANIC SCINTILLATING MIXTURE AND A SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR CHARGED PARTICLE DOSIMETRY - An inorganic scintillating mixture includes at least a first and a second component, each having a characteristic behavior in response to the irradiation with charged particles, such as protons and heavy ions, showing a typical Bragg peak with respect to a relative depth dose. The first component has a quenching characteristic in the Bragg peak region and the second component shows an increased efficiency in the Bragg peak region both related to a reference curve for the relative dose. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100243918 | Garnet UV phosphor and scintillator materials preparation and use in radiation detection - A method of detecting radiological substances on a surface comprises coating the surface with a coating containing an indicator material that produces UV emissions and monitoring the coating to detect the radiological substances. A UV viewer can be used for monitoring the coating to detect the radiological substances. The invention also provides a coating that includes an indicator material carried by the coating that provides an indication of the radiological substances. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110031415 | RADIATION IMAGE CONVERTING PANEL - The present invention relates a radiation image converting panel with a structure capable of arbitrarily controlling a change in luminance distribution of an entire panel surface after formation of a moisture-resistant protective film. The radiation image converting panel comprises a radiation converting film doped with Eu and covered with a moisture-resistant protective film. The Eu concentration in the radiation converting film is preliminarily adjusted such that the Eu concentration at a central portion or peripheral portion of the film falls within an optimal range, and the other film portion is provided with a positive or negative concentration gradient such that the Eu concentration thereof gradually become higher or lower than the optimal range. The luminance distribution of the entire panel in which the moisture-resistant protective film has been formed can be controlled by providing the Eu concentration to be added with a concentration gradient. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110017925 | RADIATION IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL - A radiation image conversion panel which is excellent in luminance and sharpness is disclosed, comprising a phosphor layer formed on a support by a process of vapor growth, and the support comprising a resin and exhibiting a linear thermal expansion coefficient of 20 to 70 ppm/° C. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20100224798 | SCINTILLATOR BASED ON LANTHANUM IODIDE AND LANTHANUM BROMIDE - A scintillator material has a formula La | 09-09-2010 |
| 20090001286 | INTEGRATIVE AND REAL-TIME RADIATION MEASUREMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A method of determining the radiation type and energy distribution of a radiation source that outputs radiation. The method including providing a plurality of detector materials and exposing the plurality of detector materials to the radiation. Each of the plurality of detector materials stores a signal in response to being exposed to the radiation. The signals are representative of the radiation. The plurality of detector materials is stimulated to output the signals as measured signals. These measured signals are used to determine the radiation type and energy distribution of the radiation. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080224070 | Method and Electronic Control System to Compensate For the Aging-Related Brightness Loss of an Electroluminescent Element - The invention relates to a method for compensating the ageing-related loss of luminosity of an electroluminescence element, according to which the cumulative electrical energy supply, i.e. the integral of the supplied electrical power over the period of operation, is used as a criteria for the compensating regulation of the operating voltage. The processing unit continuously integrates the supplied electrical power over time. The relation between the operating voltage and the emission luminosity of the electroluminescence element is stored in the memory for different cumulative electrical energy supplies. The stored data can be defined by means of a model or estimated on the basis of empirical values. The relation can be stored in the form of values stored in a tabular manner or as an analytical function in the memory. The processing unit determines the associated effective operating voltage Ui for the luminosity nominal value B and the cumulative energy supply /Pi dt, and adjusts the voltage supply to the value by means of a control signal emitted from the signal output. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20120018652 | POWER SYSTEM FOR DOSIMETER READER - Described is a portable dosimeter reader that is small in size and light in weight. | 01-26-2012 |
| 250484400 | With optically-stimulated phosphor | 39 |
| 20090140170 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REDUCING BACKGROUND AUTOFLUORESCENCE AND THE EFFECTS THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a microfluidic system and method is disclosed for reducing autofluorescence. The microfluidic system can include a light source for generating an excitation light. The microfluidic system can also include a microscope having an objective for focusing the excitation light on a fluid inside a microfluidic channel of a microfluidic chip. Further, the microfluidic system can include a detector for rejecting out-of-focus light emitted from the microfluidic chip. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100163751 | SCINTILLATOR PANEL - Comprising a first step of supporting a substrate formed with a scintillator on at least three protrusions of a target-support element disposed on a vapor deposition table so as to keep a distance from said vapor deposition table; a second step of introducing said vapor deposition table having said substrate supported by said target-support element into a vapor deposition chamber of a CVD apparatus; and a third step of depositing an organic film by CVD method onto all surfaces of said substrate, provided with said scintillator, introduced into said vapor deposition chamber. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100117006 | SCINTILLATOR PANEL - A scintillator panel exhibiting enhanced emission luminance is disclosed, comprising a phosphor layer containing a phosphor capable of emitting light upon exposure to radiation, a substrate supporting the phosphor layer and a protective film covering the phosphor layer and the substrate, wherein the phosphor layer comprises two or more layers, and satisfying the following expression 1: | 05-13-2010 |
| 20090121154 | Multispectral illuminaton Device - An illumination device includes at least four semiconductor radiation sources ( | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100102251 | Optical element and process for its preparation - The present invention has the objective to increase the light output yield of a light conversion foil in comparison to the impacting light. There is proposed to realize the following effects in the various layers of a conversion foil, individually or in combination, namely the isolation of the conversion layer ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100108912 | SCINTILLATOR PLATE - A scintillator plate which is excellent in sharpness and luminance is disclosed, comprising sequentially on a substrate a reflection layer and a scintillator layer containing cesium iodide and an activator and having a thickness of L, wherein the following requirement (1) is met: | 05-06-2010 |
| 20090261274 | RADIATION IMAGE CONVERTING PANEL - The present invention relates to a radiation image converting panel with a structure to realize an improvement in moisture resistance in the periphery of the panel. The radiation image converting panel comprises a support body and a radiation converting film formed on the support body. The radiation converting film is formed on a film forming region which exists within a first main surface of the support body and includes at least a gravity center position of the first main surface. An average crystal diameter of columnar crystals located on a peripheral measuring area of the film forming region is controlled to be 1.3 times or more larger than an average crystal diameter of columnar crystals located on a central measuring area corresponding to a gravity center position of the film forming region, whereby moisture resistance in the periphery of the panel is improved, so that a sufficient fluorescence lifetime of the panel as a whole is maintained. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090261273 | RADIATION IMAGE CONVERTING PANEL - The present invention relates a radiation image converting panel with a structure capable of arbitrarily controlling a change in luminance distribution of an entire panel surface after formation of a moisture-resistant protective film. The radiation image converting panel comprises a radiation converting film doped with Eu and covered with a moisture-resistant protective film. The Eu concentration in the radiation converting film is preliminarily adjusted such that the Eu concentration at a central portion or peripheral portion of the film falls within an optimal range, and the other film portion is provided with a positive or negative concentration gradient such that the Eu concentration thereof gradually become higher or lower than the optimal range. The luminance distribution of the entire panel in which the moisture-resistant protective film has been formed can be controlled by providing the Eu concentration to be added with a concentration gradient. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090008574 | RADIATION IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a method of preparing a radiation image conversion panel comprising a substrate and a phosphor layer, the method comprising heating an evaporation source containing a phosphor raw material to evaporate the raw material and depositing an evaporated material on the substrate to form the phosphor layer, while the substrate being heated, wherein in (ii), a temperature of the substrate increases at a rate of 0 to 5° C./min, and falling within a range of from 60 to 110° C. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20130119278 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ERASING DEVICE - A radiographic image erasing device includes: a first light source that applies first erase light including a wavelength in the ultraviolet region to a storage phosphor sheet in which a radiographic image has been stored and recorded; a second light source that is placed at a height identical to that of the first light source and applies second erase light including a wavelength of a longer wavelength than that of the first erase light to the storage phosphor sheet to which the first erase light has been applied; drive mechanisms that switch the orientations or positions of the first light source and the second light source; and a controller that controls the drive mechanisms in accordance with a conveyance direction of the storage phosphor sheet such that the first erase light and the second erase light are applied in this order to the storage phosphor sheet. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20090127475 | Portable Detection Device for Detecting on the Ground Elements Marked by Fluorescence - The invention concerns a portable appliance intended to detect fluorescent particles excited in the visible spectrum for enabling the authentication of products. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090250633 | RADIATION IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An objective is to provide a high quality radiation image conversion panel and a manufacturing method thereof in which strength and heat resistance of an undercoat resin layer, and no cracks are generated in a stimulable phosphor layer. Disclosed is a radiation image conversion panel comprising a support and provided thereon, a stimulable phosphor layer, wherein a crosslinked undercoat resin layer that is formed between the support and the stimulable phosphor layer has a chemical bonding intensity ratio of NCO group/methyl group of 0.2-2.0. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090090874 | MARKING METHOD FOR THE REJECT MARKING OF TEST ELEMENTS - The test elements are provided that are adapted to detect at least one analyte in a sample. At least some of the test elements are provided with a defect marking which contains information about defectiveness of the test elements. The test elements include at least one radiation-sensitive material. The test elements are exposed to at least one radiation, the radiation being adapted to induce marking in the form of at least one optically detectable change in the radiation-sensitive material. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090152474 | Fluorescent Imaging Device Comprising a Two-Wavelength Variable Lighting Power Light Source - A fluorescence imaging device comprises a light source with two wavelengths and variable lighting power. The light source is in the form of a ring and it comprises an alternation of first and second zones respectively able to emit first and second light radiations respectively having distinct first and second wavelengths. Each of the zones further comprises a plurality of elementary light sources controllable independently by selective lighting control means of said elementary sources. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090101843 | AGENT DETECTION IN THE PRESENCE OF BACKGROUND CLUTTER - The present invention generally provides systems and methods for detection of agents of interest in a bulk quantity of matter, which also contains clutter and other constituents that typically interfere with the detection of one or more agents of interest. A detection system of the invention generally contains a collection subsystem for obtaining a bulk sample, an interrogation subsystem for generating one or more analytical signals representative of the composition of the bulk sample, and an analytical subsystem according to the teachings of the invention that implements the methods and algorithms of the invention for analyzing the sample analytical signals to determine whether one or more agents of interest are present, e.g., at quantities above a certain threshold, in the bulk sample. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090146080 | METHOD AND MEASURING SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION IN AT LEAST ONE TISSUE SURFACE SECTION, IN PARTICULAR SKIN TISSUE SURFACE SECTION - To determine the oxygen partial pressure distribution in at least one tissue surface section, a fluorescent dye is applied to the tissue surface section, which is impinged with excitation light in order to generate fluorescence. In the rise phase of the fluorescence, at least one first fluorescent image is taken by means of a camera system and in the fall phase of the fluorescence at least one second fluorescent image is taken. Subsequently, the fluorescent intensities in the rise and fall phase are determined based on the first and second fluorescent images taken and, by a ratio formation of the determined fluorescent intensities, the oxygen partial pressure distribution in the at least one tissue surface section is determined. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090278056 | ASE LIGHT SOURCE - There is provided, in a light source having at least an excitation light source, a rare-earth doped, fluoride optical waveguide, a multiplexing means and an optical fiber for output, an ASE light source characterized in that an ASE light that has a wavelength shorter than an excitation light and that has been generated by an up-conversion process generated in an inside of the rare-earth doped, optical waveguide is outputted to outside via at least one long-wavelength cut-off device provided inside or outside of an apparatus. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20080290296 | Radiation image phosphor or scintillator panel - In favor of adhesion between phosphor layer and support in a radiation image phosphor or scintillator panel comprising as an arrangement of layers, in consecutive order, a support, a precoat layer and a phosphor or scintillator layer having needle-shaped phosphor or scintillator crystals, said precoat layer comprises as a binder an organic cross-linkable monomer, oligomer, polymer or a mixture thereof and a pigment in a weight ratio of pigment to binder in the range from 1/10 to 10/1. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090101842 | STANDOFF BIOAGENT-DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING MULTI-WAVELENGTH DIFFERENTIAL LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE - A standoff bioagent-detection apparatus and method use a direct ultraviolet source to detect bioagents. In some embodiments, a standoff bioagent-detection apparatus and method use laser-induced fluorescence to determine the presence of a biological agent having an aromatic-protein shell, such as Tryptophan. In some embodiments, multi-wavelength differential laser-induced fluorescence helps reduce false alarm caused by naturally occurring interferants. In some embodiments, a full range of ultraviolet wavelengths is initially simultaneously generated to fluoresce Tryptophan to determine if an ambient level is excessive. When the ambient level is excessive, individual ultraviolet wavelengths may be generated in differential pairs and the detected fluorescence levels may be correlated with atmospheric absorption levels for Tryptophan to determine if a bioagent is highly likely to be present. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090166559 | Curable Silicone Compositions Incorporating A Fluorescent Detection System - The present invention relates to curable silicone compositions which include a fluorescent agent for detection purposes and which have a cure system which enables the silicone compositions to possess improved depth of cure. The silicone compositions are photocurable, and may also be moisture or heat curable. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090001287 | RADIATION IMAGE STORAGE PANEL SUITABLE FOR USE IN MAMMOGRAPHIC APPLICATIONS - In a photostimulable storage phosphor screen or panel wherein said screen comprises storage phosphor particles dispersed in a binder and wherein said particles have a particle size distribution having a d | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090256084 | Process and apparatus for retrieving information projected image-wise on a photo-stimulable phosphor imaging substrate - These and other objects of the present invention are achieved by a process and apparatus for interrogating or scanning a photo-stimulable phosphor substrate containing projected image-wise information wherein a laser beam is directed towards a lens to produce a planar light beam directed onto the storage substrate as a focused light line to stimulate luminescent information detected by a linear sensor for collection and transmission to a computer assembly. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090146079 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING SPATIAL LUMINANCE VARIATION OF COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY IMAGE PLATES - A computed radiography plate including a substrate is provided. The computed radiography plate also includes at least one phosphor layer disposed above the substrate. The computed radiography plate also includes a protective layer disposed above the phosphor layer. The computed radiography plate further includes multiple patterns inscribed within at least one of the phosphor layer, the protective layer or the substrate. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090078887 | RADIATION IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a radiation image conversion panel having strong resistance to physical impact, and in which enhanced sharpness and adhesion are balanced, especially, enhanced adhesion of a photostimulable phosphor layer onto a support is achieved, and a preparation method of the radiation image conversion panel. The radiation image conversion panel comprising on a support a sublayer and at least one photostimulable phosphor layer in this order from the support, featured in that the photostimulable phosphor layer is formed by a gas phase method and has a thickness of not less than 50 μm, and the sublayer comprises a thermoplastic resin and the thickness of the central portion in an image area of the sublayer is greater than that of the peripheral portion of the image area. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100012854 | SCINTILLATOR PLATE - A scintillator plate has a radiation-permeable substrate on which a scintillator layer is applied. The substrate is composed of a cellular metallic material and has a smooth, closed outer skin. Such a scintillator plate has high mechanical stability with good radiation permeability. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20090039288 | SINGLE SIDED DUAL SCANNING FOR COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY - A radiation image formation read out method for a storage phosphor screen. A phosphor screen is exposed to a first stimulating radiation from a first side of the screen to release a first stimulated radiation in the pattern of the stored image. The first stimulating radiation is at a first power level, a first scan speed, and a first set of scanning parameters and is photoelectrically detected. The storage phosphor screen is again exposed to a second stimulating radiation from the first side of the screen to release a second stimulated radiation in the pattern of the stored image. The second stimulating radiation is at a second power level, a second scan speed, and a second set of scanning parameters. The second scanning exposure is higher than the first scanning exposure and the second set of scanning parameters differs in at least one parameter from the first set of scanning parameters. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090039287 | RARE EARTH ACTIVATED ALKALINE EARTH METAL FLUOROHALIDE STIMULABLE PHOSPHOR AND RADIATION IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL EMPLOYING THE SAME - Provided are a rare earth activated alkaline earth metal fluorohalide stimulable phosphor exhibiting high image quality of radiation images and reduction of luminance degradation, and a radiation image conversion panel employing the stimulable phosphor represented by Formula (1) Ba | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090218518 | APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT REAL-TIME PCR REACTIONS - Apparatus for carrying out real-time PCR reactions, including a thermocycler having a reaction region with a plurality of temperature-regulable receptacles for reaction vessels, an illumination device, which has a plurality of light-emitting diodes and is assigned to the reaction region and by means of which excitation light can be radiated into the receptacles, a detector device, which generates measured values in a manner dependent on a measured light intensity, optical devices defining a beam path that leads from the illumination device to the receptacles and from there to the detector device, a reference device, which generates a reference measured value by measurement of the light intensity of a light-emitting diode, and an evaluation device, which takes into account the reference measured value with the measured values, wherein the reference device has a reference light-emitting diode, the light of which is coupled into the beam path behind the reaction region. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090032737 | Radiation detecting cassette and medical system - An image capturing system includes a cassette having a radiation detector, an image memory, and a cassette controller, an image capturing apparatus, a display device, and a host computer. The cassette controller comprises a capacity value transmitter for transmitting a capacity value of the radiation image information to the host computer before transmission process, and an image transmitter for transmitting the radiation image information. The host computer comprises an indicator controller for controlling the display device to display an indicator representing the capacity value received from the cassette as the upper limit, and a bar controller for controlling the display device to display a bar moving toward the indicator and having a length corresponding to the received capacity value of the radiation image information while the radiation image information is being received. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090173892 | IMAGING OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - Methods and apparatus relating to the imaging of biological samples are provided. More particularly, they relate to the detection of light emanating from fluorescent species present in a sample in order to study the structure and dynamics of such a sample. Such a method of analysis comprises irradiating the sample with a pulse of excitation energy causing fluorescent species in the sample to fluoresce; detecting light emanating from the sample during a predetermined period of time after the pulse; generating and storing data recording at least the wavelength of the detected light against time; and analysing the data with reference to the respective lifetimes of the fluorescent species to detect the presence of the respective emissions from three or more different fluorescent species which emit light simultaneously during at least part of said predetermined period, which are indistinguishable from each other on the basis of their wavelength or lifetime alone. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090084982 | RADIATION SCINTILLATOR PLATE - A scintillator plate which exhibits enhanced emission efficiency upon exposure to radiation and an improved time efficiency in manufacture of the plate is disclosed, comprising on a substrate a phosphor layer containing an activator and having been subjected to a plasma treatment. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20120132830 | OPTICAL DETECTOR FOR DETECTING RADIATION - The present disclosure provides an optical detector for detecting radiation. The optical detector includes an optical light guide that incorporates a sensing region. The sensing region includes a sensing material that emits luminescence light when the sensing material is exposed to suitable ionizing radiation and accrues trapped charge which is released and produces optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) when the sensing material is optically stimulated. The optical detector also includes a light source for optically stimulating the sensing material and a light detector for detecting the OSL. The optical light guide is arranged to guide light through the sensing region and between the sensing region and the luminescence light detector. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120187310 | COMBINATION COMPUTED AND DIRECT RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A scanning apparatus that can operate as both a computed and direct style radiography device. In the computed radiography mode, an internal imaging plate is removed or maintained inwardly within the housing assembly to allow a cassette handling mechanism holding a removable imaging plate to pass adjacent the scanning head. In the direct radiography mode, the cassette handling mechanism is retracted and the internal imaging plate is moved outward from the within the housing such that it is located adjacent the reading slot of the scan head assembly. In both modes of operation, the imaging plate being used is maintained adjacent the scan head while the scan head and imaging plate surface are moved relative to each other allowing the scanning and acquisition of the image data stored on the plate. | 07-26-2012 |
| 250484500 | Dosimeter | 6 |
| 20110168921 | PORTABLE READER FOR A DOSIMETER - Described is a dosimeter reader for reading a plurality of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) sensors of a dosimeter sled and for reading an RFID tag on the dosimeter sled. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20090014665 | Fibre Optic Dosimeter - A dosimeter ( | 01-15-2009 |
| 20110168922 | PORTABLE DOSIMETER - Described is a radiation dosimeter including one or more optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) sensors. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110168920 | NOVEL FILTERS FOR USE IN DOSIMETRY - Described is an optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) sensor comprising one or more cylindrical cup-shaped filters. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20120145927 | NOVEL FILTERS FOR USE IN DOSIMETRY - Described is an optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) sensor comprising one or more cylindrical cup-shaped filters. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120211672 | NOVEL FILTERS FOR USE IN DOSIMETRY - Described is an optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) sensor comprising one or more cylindrical cup-shaped filters. | 08-23-2012 |
| 250485100 | With light excluding casing having an aperture | 1 |
| 20080245973 | COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY X-RAY CASSETTE WITH RIGID EMBEDDED CR PLATE - Embodiments include a method and apparatus for improving the reusability of a computed radiography (CR) plate by housing it in a cassette. The CR plate remains in the cassette during scanning. The embodiments of the method and apparatus improve the reusability of the CR plate. | 10-09-2008 |
| 250486100 | With plural luminescent material or plural luminescent containing layers or areas | 4 |
| 20120025102 | RADIATION IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - In a radiation image conversion panel ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20080258079 | Apparatuses and methods for up-converting electromagnetic radiation - Various aspects of the present invention are directed to apparatuses and methods for up-converting electromagnetic radiation. In one aspect of the present invention, a plasmonic up-converter apparatus includes an excitation source operable to emit electromagnetic radiation at an excitation frequency and at least one array of nanofeatures. The at least one array of nanofeatures is configured to produce an emission spectrum responsive to irradiation by the electromagnetic radiation. The emission spectrum has an intensity at a second harmonic frequency or a third harmonic frequency approximately equal to an intensity at a fundamental harmonic frequency, with the fundamental harmonic frequency being approximately equal to the excitation frequency. Additional aspects are directed to a display that utilizes any of the disclosed plasmonic up-converter apparatuses, a laser in which a laser medium is optically pumped using electromagnetic radiation produced by one of the disclosed plasmonic up-converter apparatuses, and methods of up-converting electromagnetic radiation. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20120056104 | RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING AN ARRAY OF SCINTILLATOR ELEMENTS AND PROCESSES OF FORMING THE SAME - A process of forming a radiation detection system can include forming an array of scintillator elements, which can include joining a plurality of pieces including scintillator material together to form an object. A joining region can include the space between the immediately adjacent pieces. The process can also include cutting the object to obtain a portion having a face, wherein cutting is performed such that the portion includes parts of different pieces within the plurality of pieces. The process can further include cutting a groove within the portion, wherein the groove extends from the face and intersects the joining region. The process can include optically coupling the array to a photosensor. A radiation detection system can include an array of scintillator elements wherein a reflective sheet may lie between a pair of scintillator elements and no reflective sheet between another pair of scintillator elements. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120223252 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN IMAGING ARRAY USING NON-UNIFORM SEPTA - An imaging array has imaging pixels, non-uniform septa, an axial center and a radial perimeter. The septa are positioned in the array such that there is a septum between adjacent ones of the imaging pixels. At least one parameter of the septa varies at least once from the center to the perimeter of the array. The parameter may increase from the center to the perimeter. The parameter may comprise density or atomic number of the septa. Alternatively, the parameter of the septa may be their radial thicknesses which vary relative to the center. | 09-06-2012 |
| 250487100 | With optical member of material to directly modify luminous energy | 4 |
| 20100072398 | METHOD OF FORMING A SCINTILLATOR DEVICE - A method of forming a scintillator device includes inserting a window into a lumen of a window support ring. The window support ring has an annular structure defining the lumen. The lumen extends between first and second ends of the window support ring. The method also includes inserting a scintillator material into a cavity of a housing defined by an annular sidewall of the housing. The housing has an anterior end and a posterior end. The sidewall defines an opening at the anterior end of the housing. The scintillator material is inserted into the cavity via the opening. The method further includes adhering the window to a front face of the scintillator material and coupling the first end of the window support ring to the annular sidewall of the housing at the anterior end to close the opening. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100213391 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OPTICAL MODULES OF HIGH-POWER LASERS - High-power excimer lasers are assembled with individually replaceable optical module subsystems containing consumable optical components. Windows formed in the enclosures of the optical modules incorporate a fluorescent material for converting ultraviolet light scattered from the components of the optical module into visible light emanating from the windows. Changes in the amount or location of the visible light emanating from the windows are interpreted as indications of the degradation in the performance of the optical modules. | 08-26-2010 |
| 250488100 | Plural planar layer type | 2 |
| 20090101844 | Radiation image converting panel, scintillator panel and radiation image sensor - For a radiation image converting panel according to the present invention, a converting portion that converts a radiation image to an optical image is formed on a support for which a dielectric multilayer film is formed on a metal reflector, and the dielectric multilayer film includes at least a first dielectric layer that is in contact with the metal reflector and a second dielectric layer that is formed on the first dielectric layer and has a higher refractive index than that of the first dielectric film layer to light emitted by the converting portion. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20100230615 | SECURITY DEVICE - A security device for authenticating bank notes, documents and other items, comprises a luminescent material for producing luminescent radiation of first and second wavelengths. The security device includes an optically variable structure for controlling emission of luminescent radiation of at least one of the first and second wavelengths from the security device, the security device being arranged to permit, from an area of the optically variable structure, emission of luminescence of the first and second wavelengths from the security device. The optically variable structure causes the relative emissivity of the security device for luminescent radiation of the first and second wavelengths to change with a change in emission angle, so that the security device produces an angle-dependent colour shift in the emitted luminescent radiation. The optically variable structure may comprise an optical interference stack that controls transmission of luminescent radiation therethrough in response to the wavelength of luminescent radiation. | 09-16-2010 |
