Control of imaging assembly with interchangeable radiation shielding

Title: Control of imaging assembly with interchangeable radiation shielding

Abstract

Disclosed herein are an imaging assembly and a method of controlling the imaging assembly. The assembly includes a housing having a sensor configured to detect radiation impinging on the sensor from a plurality of directions. The assembly may employ one or more shields, including a first internal shield having a first annular body between a first inner surface and a first outer surface. The first internal shield is configured to be placed in the housing such that the first inner surface at least partially surrounds the sensor. When the first internal shield is placed in the housing, the sensor is configured to receive a first central zone radiation through a first field of view, and a first peripheral zone radiation through a first peripheral view. The assembly is configured to provide at least one of a controllable field of view and reduced background contamination in an image domain.

Inventors:: Tefft, David Price; Kaye, William Robert; Wang, Weiyi; Boucher, Yvan Anders; Jaworski, Jason Michael; Wahl, Christopher Glenn

Issue Date:: 2020-03-10

Research Org.:: H3D, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1637877

Patent Number(s):: 10586624

Application Number:: 15/664,479

Assignee:: H3D, Inc. (Ann Arbor, MI)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21K - TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

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H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
H04N5/23296 - {Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objective, electronic zooming or combined use of optical and electronic zooming
H04N5/2252 - {Housings}

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21K - TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
G21K1/10 - Scattering devices

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
G01T3/006 - {using self-powered detectors
G01T3/02 - by shielding other radiation

H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
H04N5/22521 - {Elements optimizing image sensor operations, e.g. EMF protection, heat transfer, moisture or dust}
H04N5/2254 - {Mounting of optical parts, e.g. lenses, shutters, filters or optical parts peculiar to the presence or use of an electronic image sensor}

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
G01T1/2914 - {Measurement of spatial distribution of radiation}

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21K - TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
G21K1/02 - using diaphragms, collimators

H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
H04N5/2253 - {Mounting of pick-up device, electronic image sensor, deviation or focusing coils}

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DOE Contract Number:: SC0011962

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 07/31/2017

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Tefft, David Price, Kaye, William Robert, Wang, Weiyi, Boucher, Yvan Anders, Jaworski, Jason Michael, and Wahl, Christopher Glenn. Control of imaging assembly with interchangeable radiation shielding.  United States: N. p., 2020. 
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                    Tefft, David Price, Kaye, William Robert, Wang, Weiyi, Boucher, Yvan Anders, Jaworski, Jason Michael, & Wahl, Christopher Glenn. Control of imaging assembly with interchangeable radiation shielding.  United States.

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                    Tefft, David Price, Kaye, William Robert, Wang, Weiyi, Boucher, Yvan Anders, Jaworski, Jason Michael, and Wahl, Christopher Glenn. Tue .  
        "Control of imaging assembly with interchangeable radiation shielding".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1637877.

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  author       = {Tefft, David Price and Kaye, William Robert and Wang, Weiyi and Boucher, Yvan Anders and Jaworski, Jason Michael and Wahl, Christopher Glenn},

  abstractNote = {Disclosed herein are an imaging assembly and a method of controlling the imaging assembly. The assembly includes a housing having a sensor configured to detect radiation impinging on the sensor from a plurality of directions. The assembly may employ one or more shields, including a first internal shield having a first annular body between a first inner surface and a first outer surface. The first internal shield is configured to be placed in the housing such that the first inner surface at least partially surrounds the sensor. When the first internal shield is placed in the housing, the sensor is configured to receive a first central zone radiation through a first field of view, and a first peripheral zone radiation through a first peripheral view. The assembly is configured to provide at least one of a controllable field of view and reduced background contamination in an image domain.},

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  year         = {2020},

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