Abstract: A system provides quality control in medical imaging Noise sources are evaluated which can adversely affect the image quality. The noise sources which are evaluated comprise at least two of a device noise source, an operator noise source and a subject (the patient being imaged) noise source, all creating sources of noise during the acquisition of the medical image. A quality control indicator is determined and output to the operator based on the evaluated noise sources.

Abstract: A brush seal can be used for a gas turbine. The brush seal includes a support ring structure; and at least one bundle of bristles that is arranged in an axial direction on the support ring structure. The support ring structure has a basis portion arranged radially on the outside, and a supporting portion arranged radially on the inside. The supporting portion has a supporting surface that faces the bundle of bristles and supports the bundle of bristles in the axial direction. The supporting portion has a radially inner edge portion that faces a rotor portion of the gas turbine when the brush seal is in an assembled state. Starting from the radially inner edge portion, the supporting portion has a radial supporting-portion length together with a substantially constant axial supporting-portion width, the supporting-portion length being greater than the supporting-portion width by at least a factor of four.

Abstract: The invention relates to a single point mooring system provided with pressure relief means. Single point mooring systems are used for offshore loading and unloading of oil tankers, wherein a tanker may be moored at its bow to a rotatable mooring element of the system, thus allowing the tanker to rotate about the system in response to forces caused by the tides, winds and currents.

Abstract: The single buoy mooring system comprises a central element adapted to be anchored by means of anchor cables and a buoyant outer element rotatably arranged around the central element. The outer element comprises an open beam structure connected to a large diameter outer ring. Foam-filled fenders are secured to the large diameter outer ring. Preferably the fenders act as floats. An important advantage of this arrangement is that, when a ship moored to the system hits the system, the risk of damage to the ship or the system is substantially reduced as compared to the conventional single buoy mooring systems.