Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100034345 | Radiation converter and method for producing the same, radiation detector and tomography device - A radiation converter is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the converter is for x-ray or gamma radiation and includes a multiplicity of scintillation elements which are separated from one another by separating septa. To reduce cross-talk between adjacent scintillation elements, the separating septa have a layer structure. The layer structure includes two backscatter layers, between which an absorber layer which is essentially opaque to the radiation, to scatter radiation and/or scintillation light is disposed. | 02-11-2010 |
20100220834 | Method for Producing Projective and Tomographic Images Using an X-Ray System - An embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for producing projective and tomographic images using X-rays, allowing structures of similar composition to be imaged particularly well by combined evaluation of the behaviour of the test object with respect to the phase displacement during passage of the X-rays and its absorption. At least one embodiment of the invention also relates to an X-ray system and a CT system with respective source grids, phase grids, and analytical grids for carrying out the method. | 09-02-2010 |
20100232568 | X-RAY OR GAMMA RAY DETECTOR ARRAY - An X-ray or gamma ray detector array is disclosed, with at least one row of detector elements including at least one layer made of an X-ray or gamma radiation absorbing conversion material. In at least one embodiment, the conversion material is at least in part composed of a chemical element with an atomic number ≧72, preferably >82. Such an X-ray or gamma ray detector array allows an increased spatial and spectral resolution and better dose usage. | 09-16-2010 |
20110196226 | Apparatus Having a Combined Magnetic Resonance Apparatus and Radiation Therapy Apparatus - An apparatus having a combined magnetic resonance apparatus is proposed. The magnetic resonance apparatus features at least one main magnet for generating a main magnetic field in an examination space for a magnetic resonance measurement, and a radiation therapy apparatus, which is provided to generate a particle beam and which features a beam guide. The magnetic resonance apparatus features an essentially magnetic-field-free region and the beam guide for the particle beam runs along the essentially magnetic-field-free region. | 08-11-2011 |
20110196227 | Apparatus with a Combination of a Magnetic Resonance Apparatus and a Radiotherapy Apparatus - An apparatus with a combination of a magnetic resonance apparatus is proposed. The apparatus has at least one main magnet for generating a magnetic field in an examination area for a magnetic resonance measurement and a radiotherapy apparatus which is designed for generating a particle beam. A direction of a speed of the particle beam is aligned substantially in parallel to a direction of a magnetic flux density of the magnetic field. | 08-11-2011 |
20120112750 | APPARATUS WITH LOCAL COIL ARRANGEMENT AND IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - The present embodiments relate to an apparatus that includes a local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography system and an implantable device. | 05-10-2012 |
20120161773 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE COIL DEVICE - The present embodiments relate to a magnetic resonance coil device for receiving magnetic resonance signals. The magnetic resonance coil device includes a receiving antenna unit, a signal processing unit, a high-frequency unit, and a transmitting antenna unit for cable-free transmission of the received magnetic resonance signals and/or data to a data receiving unit. The magnetic resonance coil device includes at least one substantially uncovered region, and the transmitting antenna unit is arranged in the at least one substantially uncovered region. | 06-28-2012 |
20130027035 | METHOD FOR RECORDING MAGNETIC RESONANCE DATA WITH A MAGNETIC RESONANCE FACILITY - A method for recording magnetic resonance data with a magnetic resonance facility is proposed. Protons and sodium are excited. A proton magnetic resonance data record and a sodium magnetic resonance data record are recorded. The proton magnetic resonance data and the sodium magnetic resonance data are recorded during a single recording process. | 01-31-2013 |
20130165775 | MEDICAL INJECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE MEDICAL INJECTION DEVICE - An injection device and methods for controlling the injection device are provided. Patient data for a patient to be treated are provided and an injection preparation (injectable) used in the injection device is automatically identified by the injection device automatically reading a label provided on a container of the injection preparation. Furthermore, contraindications for an identified injection preparation are determined. The patient data are compared with the any contraindication that has been determined At least one protective measure is adopted to prevent the injection when at least one contraindication matches the patient data. According to another variant of the method, patient data for a patient to be treated and contraindications for the injection preparations (injectables) available for a selection are established. The patient data are compared with the contraindications, wherein at least one injection preparation is suggested which contraindications do not match the patient data. | 06-27-2013 |
20130200893 | Determination of a Measuring Sequence for a Magnetic Resonance System - A method and a measuring-sequence-determining device for determining a measuring sequence for a magnetic resonance system based on at least one intra-repetition-interval time parameter are provided. During the determination of the measuring sequence in a gradient-optimization method, gradient-pulse parameters of the measuring sequence are automatically optimized to reduce at least one gradient-pulse-parameter maximum value. As a boundary condition in the gradient-optimization method, the intra-repetition-interval time parameter is kept constant at least within a specified tolerance value. | 08-08-2013 |
20130229181 | Magnetic Resonance Facility Having a Cylindrical Patient Receiving Unit and Patient Capsule - A magnetic resonance facility having a cylindrical patient receiving unit includes a high-frequency shield. The high-frequency shield is disposed to enclose the patient receiving unit and shield at least one high-frequency coil from a gradient coil arrangement. The high-frequency shield is extendable to form a shielded chamber that shields the high-frequency coil from high-frequency signals outside the shielded chamber. | 09-05-2013 |
20130237822 | COMBINED RADIOTHERAPY ULTRASOUND DEVICE - In order to minimize radiation directed to a region outside of a target volume of a patient during a radiation therapy and minimize the cost of an image-guided particle therapy system, the particle therapy system includes an ultrasound device having at least one ultrasound transducer positioned abutting or adjacent to an external surface of the patient. The ultrasound device and thus the ultrasound transducer are positioned outside of a beam path of a particle beam between a radiotherapy device generating the particle beam, and the target volume. The ultrasound device is operable to generate data representing the target volume and/or a region outside of the target region while the radiotherapy device directs the particle beam to the target volume. The particle therapy system includes a processor operable to control the radiotherapy device based on a comparison between the generated data representing the target volume and a predetermined treatment plan. | 09-12-2013 |