High resolution biomedical imaging system with direct detection of x-rays via a charge coupled device
Abstract
An imaging system is provided for direct detection of x-rays from an irradiated biological tissue. The imaging system includes an energy source for emitting x-rays toward the biological tissue and a charge coupled device (CCD) located immediately adjacent the biological tissue and arranged transverse to the direction of irradiation along which the x-rays travel. The CCD directly receives and detects the x-rays after passing through the biological tissue. The CCD is divided into a matrix of cells, each of which individually stores a count of x-rays directly detected by the cell. The imaging system further includes a pattern generator electrically coupled to the CCD for reading a count from each cell. A display device is provided for displaying an image representative of the count read by the pattern generator from the cells of the CCD.
- Inventors:
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- Wheaton, IL
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871491
- Patent Number(s):
- 5742659
- Assignee:
- Universities Research Assoc., Inc. (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- resolution; biomedical; imaging; direct; detection; x-rays; via; charge; coupled; device; provided; irradiated; biological; tissue; energy; source; emitting; ccd; located; immediately; adjacent; arranged; transverse; direction; irradiation; travel; directly; receives; detects; passing; divided; matrix; cells; individually; stores; count; detected; cell; pattern; generator; electrically; reading; display; displaying; image; representative; direct detection; charge coupled; coupled device; energy source; immediately adjacent; biological tissue; display device; electrically coupled; medical imaging; biomedical imaging; /378/250/
Citation Formats
Atac, Muzaffer, and McKay, Timothy A. High resolution biomedical imaging system with direct detection of x-rays via a charge coupled device. United States: N. p., 1998.
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@article{osti_871491,
title = {High resolution biomedical imaging system with direct detection of x-rays via a charge coupled device},
author = {Atac, Muzaffer and McKay, Timothy A},
abstractNote = {An imaging system is provided for direct detection of x-rays from an irradiated biological tissue. The imaging system includes an energy source for emitting x-rays toward the biological tissue and a charge coupled device (CCD) located immediately adjacent the biological tissue and arranged transverse to the direction of irradiation along which the x-rays travel. The CCD directly receives and detects the x-rays after passing through the biological tissue. The CCD is divided into a matrix of cells, each of which individually stores a count of x-rays directly detected by the cell. The imaging system further includes a pattern generator electrically coupled to the CCD for reading a count from each cell. A display device is provided for displaying an image representative of the count read by the pattern generator from the cells of the CCD.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998}
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