Skip to main content
OSTI.GOVU.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
 

Method and apparatus for measuring lung density by Compton backscattering

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6148665
;
The density of the lung of a patient suffering from pulmonary edema is monitored by irradiating the lung by a single collimated beam of monochromatic photons and measuring the energies of photons compton back-scattered from the lung by a single high-resolution, high-purity germanium detector. A compact system geometry and a unique data extraction scheme are utilized to minimize systematic errors due to the presence of the chestwall and multiple scattering. 11 figs., 1 tab.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
Patent Number(s):
PATENTS-US-A7167207
Application Number:
ON: DE89010118
OSTI ID:
6148665
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Method and apparatus for measuring lung density by Compton backscattering
Patent · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1990 · OSTI ID:867759
Method and apparatus for measuring lung density by Compton backscattering
Patent · Mon Apr 01 23:00:00 EST 1991 · OSTI ID:5729778
The development of a Compton lung densitometer
Conference · Mon Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1988 · OSTI ID:6352775

Related Subjects

560161* -- Radionuclide Effects
Kinetics
& Toxicology-- Man
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
BACKSCATTERING
BODY
DETECTION
DISEASES
EDEMA
GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
IMAGE PROCESSING
IMAGES
INVENTIONS
LUNGS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONITORING
OPTIMIZATION
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PROCESSING
RADIATION DETECTORS
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SCATTERING
SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
SYMPTOMS