Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for generating a medical image is provided. In some embodiments, the medical image is generated by determining a location and an alignment for a first tracking detector with respect to a particle beam system. The direction of a beam generated from the particle beam system is determined. A first position of a first particle from a detected particle hit on the first tracking detector is also determined. A determination is made as to a first residual range of the first particle from a detected particle hit on a residual range detector. The system reconstructs a path for the first particle based on the location, the alignment, the first position, and the first residual range of the first particle. The resulting medical image that is generated by the system is based on the reconstructed path for the first particle.

Abstract: A novel method and a related system are configured to place measured trajectories into a voxel space, which moves with respect to a particle detector system. The trajectories are measured in a detector reference frame. The voxel space, typically fixed with respect to the object being imaged, is tracked optically with markers and a camera system. A decipherable correlation is established between a set of markers and a set of detector elements. This correlation provides coordinate transformation definitions to place the trajectories into the voxel space in medical imaging, treatment planning, and/or therapeutic applications. The novel method provides a clever process to register an optical tracking system with a particle detector system, which improves quality assurance, accuracy, speed, and operating cost efficiencies of ion, particle, and/or radiation-based imaging, treatment planning, or therapies. This novel method may be utilized in proton imaging, helium imaging, other ion-based imaging, or x-ray imaging.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for generating a medical image is provided. In some embodiments, the medical image is generated by determining a location and an alignment for a first tracking detector with respect to a particle beam system. The direction of a beam generated from the particle beam system is determined. A first position of a first particle from a detected particle hit on the first tracking detector is also determined. A determination is made as to a first residual range of the first particle from a detected particle hit on a residual range detector. The system reconstructs a path for the first particle based on the location, the alignment, the first position, and the first residual range of the first particle. The resulting medical image that is generated by the system is based on the reconstructed path for the first particle.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for generating a medical image is provided. In some embodiments, the medical image is generated by determining a location and an alignment for a first tracking detector with respect to a particle beam system. The direction of a beam generated from the particle beam system is determined. A first position of a first particle from a detected particle hit on the first tracking detector is also determined. A determination is made as to a first residual range of the first particle from a detected particle hit on a residual range detector. The system reconstructs a path for the first particle based on the location, the alignment, the first position, and the first residual range of the first particle. The resulting medical image that is generated by the system is based on the reconstructed path for the first particle.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for generating a medical image is provided. In some embodiments, the medical image is generated by determining a location and an alignment for a first tracking detector with respect to a particle beam system. The direction of a beam generated from the particle beam system is determined. A first position of a first particle from a detected particle hit on the first tracking detector is also determined. A determination is made as to a first residual range of the first particle from a detected particle hit on a residual range detector. The system reconstructs a path for the first particle based on the location, the alignment, the first position, and the first residual range of the first particle. The resulting medical image that is generated by the system is based on the reconstructed path for the first particle.

Abstract: A disposable, one-time use, protective cover for rough plumb piping and nipples and the like (commonly called and hereinafter referred to as “stub-outs”) that prevents the exposed potable and wastewater stub-outs from being covered with material used during wall, ceiling and floor installation, sealing, painting and finishing. The protective cover comes in sizes to fit over the outside diameter of commonly used interior and exterior potable plumbing pipe sizes (e.g., ½?, ??, ¾?) and interior wastewater pipe sizes (e.g., 1? and 1½?). Plumbers and other workers put the elastic snugly fitting disposable protective cover on stub-outs after they complete the rough plumbing. After walls, ceilings and floors and have been installed, sealed and painted, the worker doing the finish work removes the disposable protective cover from the stub-outs and has access to a clean stub-out.

Abstract: A scalable switch system and method for connecting a plurality of output devices to a plurality of media source includes an array of input connectors and a first array of first jumper connectors electrically connected to the array of input connectors such that at least one input connector of the array of input connectors electrically connects to a first jumper connector. The input connector connected to the first jumper connector is electrically connected to a termination resistance when the first jumper connector for the input connector is in a first jumper configuration. A second array of the second jumper connectors is configured to make available to electrically connect one of at least two input connections to an output connector of the array of output connectors. Multiple switch devices may be interconnected to fit a variety of media systems.

Abstract: A scalable switch system and method for connecting a plurality of output devices to a plurality of media source includes an array of input connectors and a first array of first jumper connectors electrically connected to the array of input connectors such that at least one input connector of the array of input connectors electrically connects to a first jumper connector. The input connector connected to the first jumper connector is electrically connected to a termination resistance when the first jumper connector for the input connector is in a first jumper configuration. A second array of the second jumper connectors is configured to make available to electrically connect one of at least two input connections to an output connector of the array of output connectors. Multiple switch devices may be interconnected to fit a variety of media systems.

Abstract: Methods and arrangements for signal substitution by set-top-boxes in response to event triggers conveyed by channels outside standard audio/video streams.

Abstract: A method and apparatus in a data processing system for managing distribution of data structures. A first data structure is received including a first version identifier. The version identifier is stored for the first data structure. A second structure is received including a second version identifier. Responsive to receiving a second data structure, a determination is made as to whether the second data structure is a replacement for the first data structure. Responsive to the second data structure being a replacement for the first data structure, a determination is made as to whether the first version identifier is different from the second version identifier. Responsive to a determination that the first version identifier is different from the second version identifier, the first data structure is replaced with the second data structure.