Abstract: An X-ray scanner includes a frame; an X-ray generator mounted within the frame, and outputting a vertical fan-shaped beam toward an object; the X-ray generator configured to rotate in a left-right direction; a linear vertical X-ray detector mounted in the frame beyond the object, the linear vertical X-ray detector configured to slide in sync with a rotation of the X-ray generator; a first flat panel X-ray detector below the object, the first flat panel X-ray detector being stationary; a second flat panel X-ray detector above the object, the second flat panel X-ray detector being stationary; a workstation that integrates scans from the first flat panel X-ray detector, the second flat panel X-ray detector and the linear vertical X-ray detector to generate a full-body scan of the object.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for inspecting object using a plurality of interlacing radiation energies. The system comprising a radiation module configured for producing and capturing radiation in multiple energy levels to scan the content of the cargo and converting the captured radiation into a plurality of images; and a controller configured for signalling the radiation module to start or to stop producing radiation and for controlling the energy level and pulse frequency of the radiation produced by the radiation module. The system further comprising a processor configured for determining whether the cargo contains any contraband or not by analysing the plurality of images, classifying the cargo based on types of materials and substance groups and highlighting region on an analysed image of the same substance by bounding perimeter of the object within a material-colour image for the material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal detector (1) for detecting electromagnetic radiation, comprising: a readout substrate (10); a membrane (20) suspended above the readout substrate, comprising: a thermometric transducer (23), and a resistive load (25) that is formed from a track that extends longitudinally to form a closed continuous loop; a collecting antenna (16), which is located away from the suspended membrane (20) and coupled to the resistive load (25), and which comprises a coupling track (16.1), which track is located plumb with the resistive load (25) and extends longitudinally to form an open continuous loop, thus permitting inductive coupling between the coupling track (16.1) and the resistive load (25).

Abstract: A light sensor and its calibration method are provided. The light sensor includes a light source, a sensing sub-pixel, and a control circuit. The light source emits a sensing light beam. The sensing sub-pixel includes a diode, a quenching resistor, and a time-to-digital converter. The diode has a first terminal coupled to an operation voltage. The quenching resistor is coupled between a second terminal of the diode and a ground voltage. The time-to-digital converter is coupled to the second terminal of the diode. The control circuit is coupled to the sensing sub-pixel and calibrates a sensing sensitivity of the sensing sub-pixel according to at least one of a photon detection probability, an internal gain value, and a resistance value of the quenching resistor corresponding to the diode of the sensing sub-pixel, so that the sensing sub-pixel generates a single-photon avalanche diode sensing signal only when receiving the sensing light beam.

Abstract: A radiography apparatus includes a substrate on which a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels that accumulate charges generated in response to incident radiations are arranged is formed on one surface of a flexible base material, a housing which accommodates the substrate and includes a front portion having an incident surface through which the radiations are incident on the substrate, a first buffer layer which is disposed between the front portion and the substrate in a thickness direction of the housing, the first buffer layer having an outer circumference provided inside the pixel region of the substrate in a plan view, and a structure which is disposed between the front portion and the substrate in the thickness direction at a position overlapping with the first buffer layer.

Abstract: An ultrahigh-resolution mid-infrared (MIR) dual-comb spectroscopy (DCS) measurement device includes a pump unit, a microring resonator (MRR) unit, a modulation unit, a splitting unit, a testing unit, a signal detection unit, a power balance unit, a reference detection unit and a spectral analysis unit. The measurement method includes: adjusting the laser emitted by the pump unit to the MRR unit; adjusting the modulation unit and performing dual-frequency modulation; generating two sets of MIR optical frequency combs (OFCs) with different repetition rates and splitting the MIR OFCs into the test light and the reference light; performing photoelectric conversion on the test light and injecting the test light to the spectral analysis unit; performing photoelectric conversion on the reference light and injecting the reference light to the spectral analysis unit; and performing Fourier transformation and data processing on test results to obtain absorption spectrum of the to-be-tested sample.

Abstract: Systems and methods include an analog-to-logic circuit and a digital processing component. The analog-to-logic circuit receives a first electrical signal, outputs a first logic signal indicating whether or not a voltage of the first pulse is greater than a first threshold voltage, and outputs a second logic signal indicating whether or not the voltage of the first pulse is greater than a second threshold voltage. The digital processing component receives the first logic pulse and the second logic pulse, determines, based on the second logic signal, if the first pulse is valid, and determines, based on the first logic signal, a first trigger time associated with the first pulse.

Abstract: Components resolved in time by a thermal desorption separator accumulate in a sample cell and are analyzed by electromagnetic radiation-based spectroscopic techniques.

Abstract: A system and method for imaging by gamma radiation detection having at least one processing unit analyzing at least one signal provided by at least one set of detection modules mounted on a frame and including, on the one hand, at least one module of Compton camera type having a field of view directed towards a volume delimited by the frame and, on the other hand, at least one pair of coincidence detection PET modules, diametrically opposite to each other on the frame and defining an imaging axis, the processing unit analyzing the signal derived from the Compton-type module to determine the intersection of the imaging axis with the field of view and to determine the optimal orientations and/or locations of the various detection modules on the frame so that the imaging axis passes through the source of the gamma radiation in the object to be imaged.

Abstract: An operating device for a medical system for imaging and/or intervention is disclosed. In an embodiment, the operating device includes a housing; a grip region; a coupling unit; and a connecting unit. The connecting unit is configured to releasably connect to a holding structure for the operating device and, via the coupling unit, is coupled to the grip region such that a releasing of a releasable connection is caused by a gripping of the grip region with one hand of a person and an establishing of the releasable connection is caused by a letting go of the grip region. Further, the grip region is configured for carrying of the operating device by a gripping the grip region with one hand of the person.

Abstract: A positron emission tomography apparatus according to an embodiment includes a plurality of positron emission tomography (PET) detector entities and processing circuitry. The plurality of PET detector entities are arranged in a ring formation. The processing circuitry is configured: to obtain, with respect to each of the plurality of PET detector entities, state information indicating a state of the PET detector entity; to detect an abnormality when an index value indicating a state of any individual or a whole of the plurality of PET detector entities exceeds a threshold value on the basis of the state information; and to detect a state in which the abnormality is not detected on the basis of the state information, but an index value indicating states of at least two of the plurality of PET detector entities is different from an index value indicating states of at least two other PET detector entities.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for infrared (IR) image operations are provided. An example imaging system includes a first IR imaging device configured to generate first IR image data and a second IR imaging device configured to generate second IR image data. The system further includes a computing device that receives the first IR image data from the first IR imaging device and receives the second IR image data from the second IR imaging device. The computing device further determines a first feature representing a position of a gas plume based upon the first IR image data and a second feature representing a position of the gas plume based upon the second IR image data and determines a disparity between the first and second features. The computing device further determines a distance between the imaging system and the gas plume based upon the determined disparity.

Abstract: A signal detected by a photomultiplier tube is pre-amplified and converted into a digital signal. A time average value of signal components, each of which has a voltage lower than a predetermined base threshold value, is calculated as a base voltage. A signal that has been subjected to base correction processing is subjected to threshold value processing and to base correction processing in a non-incident state in which light is not incident on the photomultiplier tube. An output signal thereof is subjected to dark current calculation processing; and a light emission signal amount is calculated by subtracting, from the signal component of the detection light obtained by the threshold value processing, a time average value of the signal components of the dark current. As the result, discriminating the dark current pulse from floor noises enhances the accuracy of the base voltage, and thus the accuracy of light detection.

Abstract: Improvement of a frame rate and suppression of power consumption are intended. A radiological-image acquisition device (100) includes a plurality of pixels, a capacitive element (1a) that accumulates electric charge corresponding to a dose (X) of radiation, and a read control unit (read element control unit 22, reset element control unit 23) that reads, from at least one pixel (active pixel 10) that is not subjected to initialization in two or more frames, an output (output voltage Vout) corresponding to the electric charge.

Abstract: A counting X-ray detector includes, in a stacked array, a converter material for converting X-ray radiation into electric charges and an electrode. In an embodiment, the electrode is electrically conductively connected to the converter material. The electrode is designed to be at least partly transparent. In an embodiment, the electrode includes: an electrically conductive contact layer, an electrically conductive first intermediate layer, an electrically conductive high voltage layer, a second intermediate layer and an electrically conductive heating layer.

Abstract: Various embodiments for a multi-focal selective illumination microscopy (SIM) system for generating multi-focal patterns of a sample are disclosed. The multi-focal SIM system performs a focusing, scaling and summing operation on each generated multi-focal pattern in a sequence of multi-focal patterns that completely scan the sample to produce a high resolution composite image.

Abstract: A method of auto-calibrating light sensor data of a mobile device includes, obtaining, by the mobile device, one or more reference parameters representative of light sensor data collected by a reference device. The method also includes collecting, by the mobile device, light sensor data from a light sensor included in the mobile device, itself. One or more sample parameters of the light sensor data obtained from the light sensor included in the mobile device are then calculated. A calibration model is then determined for auto-calibrating the light sensor data of the light sensor included in the mobile device based on the one or more reference parameters and the one or more sample parameters.

Abstract: Provided are a scintillator with improved energy sensitivity dependence within the energy range of diagnostic X-rays, more specifically in the range of 40-150 kV, and a radiation dosimeter using same. Due to the scintillator comprising a photopolymer resin that contains a polymerizable monomer, a filler, and a photopolymerization initiator, energy sensitivity dependence within the range of 40-150 kV is improved. Furthermore, changes in relative sensitivity within this energy range can be reduced to 3% or less by containing an inorganic fluorescent substance such as Zn2SiO4.

Abstract: Radioimaging methods, devices and radiopharmaceuticals therefor.

Abstract: Techniques are provided to furnish a light sensor that includes a filter positioned over a photodetector to filter visible and infrared wavelengths to permit the sensing of ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths. In one or more implementations, the light sensor comprises a semiconductor device (e.g., a die) that includes a substrate. A photodetector (e.g., photodiode, phototransistor, etc.) is formed in the substrate proximate to the surface of the substrate. In one or more implementations, the substrate comprises a silicon on insulator substrate (SOI). A filter (e.g., absorption filter, interference filter, flat pass filter, McKinlay-Diffey Erythema Action Spectrum-based filter, UVA/UVB filter, and so forth) is disposed over the photodetector. The filter is configured to filter infrared light and visible light from light received by the light sensor to at least substantially block infrared light and visible light from reaching the photodetector.