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Title: NSLS transvenous coronary angiography beamline upgrade and advanced technology initiatives

Abstract

Since October 1990, the coronary anatomies of a total of 16 patients (male and female) have been imaged at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) as part of the Dual Energy Digital Subtraction Transvenous Coronary Angiography research program. This program takes place in the Synchrotron Medical Research Facility (SMERF) on the X17B2 wiggler beamline. Encouraged by the success of the initial patient images, the NSLS has recently embarked on an ambitious upgrade effort. This effort covers all aspects of the X17B2 beamline and includes improved radiation shielding, a Laue monochromator assembly, a computer-controlled 5 motion patient scanning chair assembly, a fast low-noise image acquisition system, and a modularized patient safety system. These improvements will allow major advances in imaging patients based on ECG signal gating and multiple view imaging. Two advanced technology initiatives are underway with industrial collaborators. One will develop real-time image acquisition and display of the subtracted digital images. The second will develop a compact x-ray source for medical imaging. The source will be a linear electron accelerator creating characteristic radiation line emissions.

Authors:
; ;  [1];  [2];  [3]; ;  [4]; ;  [5]
  1. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
  2. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
  3. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Hansen Experimental Physics Lab.
  4. Advanced Acoustic Concepts, Inc., Ronkonkoma, NY (United States)
  5. Science Research Lab., Inc., Somerville, MA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10194868
Report Number(s):
BNL-60857; CONF-940714-40
ON: DE95003171; TRN: 94:010509
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH00016
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 5. international meeting on synchrotron radiation instrumentation,Stony Brook, NY (United States),18-22 Jul 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ARTERIES; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; IMAGES; NSLS; 550602; EXTERNAL RADIATION IN DIAGNOSTICS

Citation Formats

Gmuer, N F, Chapman, D, Thomlinson, W, Thompson, A C, Lavender, W M, Scalia, K, Malloy, N, Mangano, J, and Jacob, J. NSLS transvenous coronary angiography beamline upgrade and advanced technology initiatives. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Gmuer, N F, Chapman, D, Thomlinson, W, Thompson, A C, Lavender, W M, Scalia, K, Malloy, N, Mangano, J, & Jacob, J. NSLS transvenous coronary angiography beamline upgrade and advanced technology initiatives. United States.
Gmuer, N F, Chapman, D, Thomlinson, W, Thompson, A C, Lavender, W M, Scalia, K, Malloy, N, Mangano, J, and Jacob, J. 1994. "NSLS transvenous coronary angiography beamline upgrade and advanced technology initiatives". United States.
@article{osti_10194868,
title = {NSLS transvenous coronary angiography beamline upgrade and advanced technology initiatives},
author = {Gmuer, N F and Chapman, D and Thomlinson, W and Thompson, A C and Lavender, W M and Scalia, K and Malloy, N and Mangano, J and Jacob, J},
abstractNote = {Since October 1990, the coronary anatomies of a total of 16 patients (male and female) have been imaged at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) as part of the Dual Energy Digital Subtraction Transvenous Coronary Angiography research program. This program takes place in the Synchrotron Medical Research Facility (SMERF) on the X17B2 wiggler beamline. Encouraged by the success of the initial patient images, the NSLS has recently embarked on an ambitious upgrade effort. This effort covers all aspects of the X17B2 beamline and includes improved radiation shielding, a Laue monochromator assembly, a computer-controlled 5 motion patient scanning chair assembly, a fast low-noise image acquisition system, and a modularized patient safety system. These improvements will allow major advances in imaging patients based on ECG signal gating and multiple view imaging. Two advanced technology initiatives are underway with industrial collaborators. One will develop real-time image acquisition and display of the subtracted digital images. The second will develop a compact x-ray source for medical imaging. The source will be a linear electron accelerator creating characteristic radiation line emissions.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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