Patents by Inventor Alexandra Rink

Alexandra Rink has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9000401
    Abstract: A fiber optic dosimeter probe for sensing radiation dose including an optical fiber having a free end and a sensitive end, a window having a sensitive side and a rear side; a radiation sensitive layer between the sensitive end of the optical fiber and a sensitive side of the window, the radiation sensitive layer being made of a material having an optical property that changes with absorbed radiation dose, an amount of the material corresponding to a predetermined sensitivity to radiation; wherein the window and the optical fiber have a near water equivalent interaction with radiation and are MR compatible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignees: Institut National D'Optique, University Health Network
    Inventors: Alexandra Rink, David Jaffray, Ozzy Mermut, Serge Caron, André Croteau, François Roy-Moisan
  • Publication number: 20130105692
    Abstract: A fiber optic dosimeter probe for sensing radiation dose including an optical fiber having a free end and a sensitive end, a window having a sensitive side and a rear side; a radiation sensitive layer between the sensitive end of the optical fiber and a sensitive side of the window, the radiation sensitive layer being made of a material having an optical property that changes with absorbed radiation dose, an amount of the material corresponding to a predetermined sensitivity to radiation; wherein the window and the optical fiber have a near water equivalent interaction with radiation and are MR compatible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Alexandra Rink, David Jaffray, Ozzy Mermut, Serge Caron, André Croteau, François Roy-Moisan
  • Patent number: 7399977
    Abstract: A radiation dosimeter system and method for estimating a deposited radiation dose to an object involves locating at least one radiation dosimeter at the object. The radiation dosimeter includes a radiation sensitive medium having an optical property that changes due to the deposited radiation dose. An optical interrogation signal is provided to the radiation dosimeter via an enclosed optical path for interacting with the radiation sensitive medium. During irradiation, the optical interrogation signal is transformed into an optical information signal that encodes an ionizing radiation induced change in the optical property of the radiation sensitive medium. The radiation dosimeter system then processes the optical information signal for estimating the deposited radiation dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: University Health Network
    Inventors: Alexandra Rink, David Jaffray, I. Alex Vitkin
  • Publication number: 20060017009
    Abstract: A radiation dosimeter system and method for estimating a deposited radiation dose to an object involves locating at least one radiation dosimeter at the object. The radiation dosimeter includes a radiation sensitive medium having an optical property that changes due to the deposited radiation dose. An optical interrogation signal is provided to the radiation dosimeter via an enclosed optical path for interacting with the radiation sensitive medium. During irradiation, the optical interrogation signal is transformed into an optical information signal that encodes an ionizing radiation induced change in the optical property of the radiation sensitive medium. The radiation dosimeter system then processes the optical information signal for estimating the deposited radiation dose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Alexandra Rink, David Jaffray, I. Alex Vitkin