Patents by Inventor Kikuo Umegaki
Kikuo Umegaki 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).
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Publication number: 20060261281Abstract: In a gamma camera, a plurality of radiation detector elements having a rod-shaped first electrode, a semiconductor device surrounds the first electrode to contact with it for entering a radiation, and a second electrode provided for the side surface of the semiconductor device are detachably attached to a holding member. The holding member has a first electrode contact portion contacted with the first electrode and a second electrode contact portion contacted with the second electrode. A collimator in which a plurality of radiation paths provided corresponding to the plurality of radiation detector elements are formed is arranged on the radiation entering side of the plurality of radiation detector elements. A ?-ray detection signal outputted from the first electrode contact portion is sent to a signal processing integrated circuit. A high voltage is applied to the second electrode via the second electrode contact portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2006Publication date: November 23, 2006Inventors: Katsutoshi Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Kazuma Yokoi, Kikuo Umegaki, Kensuke Amemiya, Yuuichirou Ueno, Norihito Yanagita, Shinichi Kojima
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Patent number: 7127026Abstract: A radiological imaging apparatus of the present invention includes an X-ray source for emitting an X-ray, a ?-ray detecting section for outputting a detection signal of a ?-ray, and an X-ray detecting section for outputting a detecting signal of an X-ray. The X-ray source moves around a bed for placing an examinee. The ?-ray detecting section has a plurality of radiation detectors aligned in the longitudinal direction of the bed and placed around the bed. The X-ray detecting section is positioned in a region formed between one end and the other end of the ?-ray detecting section in the longitudinal direction of the bed. The X-ray source is also positioned in the region. Since the X-ray detecting section is placed in the region, it is possible to accurately combine a PET image and an X-ray computed tomographic image.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2003Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kensuke Amemiya, Yuuichirou Ueno, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Kikuo Umegaki, Shinichi Kojima, Norihito Yanagida, Kazuma Yokoi, Takashi Okazaki
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Patent number: 7119340Abstract: In a gamma camera, a plurality of radiation detector elements having a rod-shaped first electrode, a semiconductor device surrounds the first electrode to contact with it for entering a radiation, and a second electrode provided for the side surface of the semiconductor device are detachably attached to a holding member. The holding member has a first electrode contact portion contacted with the first electrode and a second electrode contact portion contacted with the second electrode. A collimator in which a plurality of radiation paths provided corresponding to the plurality of radiation detector elements are formed is arranged on the radiation entering side of the plurality of radiation detector elements. A ?-ray detection signal outputted from the first electrode contact portion is sent to a signal processing integrated circuit. A high voltage is applied to the second electrode via the second electrode contact portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2003Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Katsutoshi Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Kazuma Yokoi, Kikuo Umegaki, Kensuke Amemiya, Yuuichirou Ueno, Norihito Yanagita, Shinichi Kojima
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Patent number: 7115877Abstract: In a gamma camera, a plurality of radiation detector elements having a rod-shaped first electrode, a semiconductor device surrounds the first electrode to contact with it for entering a radiation, and a second electrode provided for the side surface of the semiconductor device are detachably attached to a holding member. The holding member has a first electrode contact portion contacted with the first electrode and a second electrode contact portion contacted with the second electrode. A collimator in which a plurality of radiation paths provided corresponding to the plurality of radiation detector elements are formed is arranged on the radiation entering side of the plurality of radiation detector elements. A ?-ray detection signal outputted from the first electrode contact portion is sent to a signal processing integrated circuit. A high voltage is applied to the second electrode via the second electrode contact portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2004Date of Patent: October 3, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Katsutoshi Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Kazuma Yokoi, Kikuo Umegaki, Kensuke Amemiya, Yuuichirou Ueno, Norihito Yanagita, Shinichi Kojima
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Publication number: 20060214110Abstract: A radiological imaging apparatus of the present invention comprises an image pickup device and a medical examinee holding device that is provided with a bed. The image pickup device includes a large number of radiation detectors and radiation detector support plates. A large number of radiation detectors are mounted around the circumference of a through-hole and arranged in the axial direction of the through-hole. The radiation detectors are arranged in three layers formed radially with respect to the center of the through-hole and mounted on the lateral surfaces of the radiation detector support plates. Since the radiation detectors are not only arranged in the axial direction and circumferential direction of the through-hole but also arrayed in the radial direction, it is possible to obtain accurate information about a ?-ray arrival position in the radial direction of the through-hole (the positional information about a radiation detector from which a ?-ray image pickup signal is output).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2006Publication date: September 28, 2006Inventors: Shinichi Kojima, Takashi Okazaki, Yuuichirou Ueno, Kikuo Umegaki, Kensuke Amemiya, Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Kazuma Yokoi, Norihito Yanagita
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Publication number: 20060188059Abstract: A radiological imaging apparatus of the present invention includes an X-ray source for emitting an X-ray, a ?-ray detecting section for outputting a detection signal of a ?-ray, and an X-ray detecting section for outputting a detecting signal of an X-ray. The X-ray source moves around a bed for placing an examinee. The ?-ray detecting section has a plurality of radiation detectors aligned in the longitudinal direction of the bed and placed around the bed. The X-ray detecting section is positioned in a region formed between one end and the other end of the ?-ray detecting section in the longitudinal direction of the bed. The X-ray source is also positioned in the region. Since the X-ray detecting section is placed in the region, it is possible to accurately combine a PET image and an X-ray computed tomographic image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2006Publication date: August 24, 2006Inventors: Kensuke Amemiya, Yuuichirou Ueno, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Kikuo Umegaki, Shinichi Kojima, Norihito Yanagida, Kazuma Yokoi, Takashi Okazaki
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Publication number: 20060153339Abstract: The image pickup apparatus of the radiological imaging apparatus of the present invention includes many detector units, a ring-shaped detector support member and an X-ray source circumferential transport apparatus. Each of the detector units is attached to the detector support section in a detachable manner. A plurality of radiation detectors provided for the detector units are arranged in three layers in the radius direction of the detector support member and in three columns in the axial direction of the detector support member. Since the radiation detectors are arranged in three layers in the radius direction, it is possible to recognize the detection position of radiation in the radius direction in detail. Furthermore, since the detector units are attached in a detachable manner, it is easy to replace damaged radiation detectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2006Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventors: Yuuichirou Ueno, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Kensuke Amemiya, Kikuo Umegaki, Norihito Yanagita, Shinichi Kojima, Kazuma Yokoi
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Patent number: 7053376Abstract: A radiological imaging apparatus of the present invention includes an X-ray source for emitting an X-ray, a ?-ray detecting section for outputting a detection signal of a ?-ray, and an X-ray detecting section for outputting a detecting signal of an X-ray. The X-ray source moves around a bed for placing an examinee. The ?-ray detecting section has a plurality of radiation detectors aligned in the longitudinal direction of the bed and placed around the bed. The X-ray detecting section is positioned in a region formed between one end and the other end of the ?-ray detecting section in the longitudinal direction of the bed. The X-ray source is also positioned in the region. Since the X-ray detecting section is placed in the region, it is possible to accurately combine a PET image and an X-ray computed tomographic image.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2002Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kensuke Amemiya, Yuuichirou Ueno, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Kikuo Umegaki, Shinichi Kojima, Norihito Yanagida, Kazuma Yokoi, Takashi Okazaki
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Patent number: 7026622Abstract: A radiological imaging apparatus of the present invention comprises an image pickup device and a medical examinee holding device that is provided with a bed. The image pickup device includes a large number of radiation detectors and radiation detector support plates. A large number of radiation detectors are mounted around the circumference of a through-hole and arranged in the axial direction of the through-hole. The radiation detectors are arranged in three layers formed radially with respect to the center of the through-hole and mounted on the lateral surfaces of the radiation detector support plates. Since the radiation detectors are not only arranged in the axial direction and circumferential direction of the through-hole but also arrayed in the radial direction, it is possible to obtain accurate information about a ?-ray arrival position in the radial direction of the through-hole (the positional information about a radiation detector from which a ?-ray image pickup signal is output).Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2004Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Kojima, Takashi Okazaki, Yuuichirou Ueno, Kikuo Umegaki, Kensuke Amemiya, Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Kazuma Yokoi, Norihito Yanagita
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Publication number: 20060065855Abstract: A particle beam irradiation system which can increase an availability factor. An ion beam extracted from one proton beam linac is bent at 90 degrees by a switching magnet and is introduced to RI production equipment through a beam line. In the RI production equipment, a RI is produced using the introduced ion beam. An ion beam extracted from the other proton beam linac is bent at 90 degrees by the switching magnet and is introduced to a synchrotron through a beam line. The ion beam extracted from the synchrotron is irradiated to a patient from irradiation equipment. If one proton beam linac comes into an abnormal state, the one proton beam linac is stopped in operation and checked. During the check, the ion beam extracted from the other proton beam linac is selectively introduced to the RI production equipment and the synchrotron by the switching magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2005Publication date: March 30, 2006Inventors: Shunji Kakiuchi, Akiko Kakiuchi, Kikuo Umegaki, Kazuo Hiramoto
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Patent number: 6976784Abstract: An image pickup apparatus of a radiological imaging apparatus includes a plurality of radiation detectors arranged in a ring form around a through hole section formed on a casing into which an examinee is inserted. An X-ray source unit having an X-ray source moves in a circumferential direction of the through hole section along a ring-shaped guide rail provided on the casing. Each radiation detector outputs both an X-ray detection signal which is a detection signal of X-rays that have passed through the examinee and a ?-ray detection signal which is a detection signal of ?-rays radiated from the examinee caused by radiopharmaceutical. A computer creates an X-ray computed tomographic image data based on the X-ray detection signal and a PET image data based on the ?-ray detection signal and creates fused tomographic image data using the X-ray computed tomographic image data and the PET image data.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2003Date of Patent: December 20, 2005Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Kojima, Kikuo Umegaki, Takashi Okazaki, Kensuke Amemiya, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Yuuichirou Ueno
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Patent number: 6973159Abstract: A radiological imaging apparatus of the present invention includes an X-ray source for emitting an X-ray, a ?-ray detecting section for outputting a detection signal of a ?-ray, and an X-ray detecting section for outputting a detecting signal of an X-ray. The X-ray source moves around a bed for placing an examinee. The ?-ray detecting section has a plurality of radiation detectors aligned in the longitudinal direction of the bed and placed around the bed. The X-ray detecting section is positioned in a region formed between one end and the other end of the ?-ray detecting section in the longitudinal direction of the bed. The X-ray source is also positioned in the region. Since the X-ray detecting section is placed in the region, it is possible to accurately combine a PET image and an X-ray computed tomographic image.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2003Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kensuke Amemiya, Yuuichirou Ueno, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Kikuo Umegaki, Shinichi Kojima, Norihito Yanagida, Kazuma Yokoi, Takashi Okazaki
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Patent number: 6965661Abstract: An image pickup apparatus of a radiological imaging apparatus includes a plurality of radiation detectors arranged in a ring form around a through hole section formed on a casing into which an examinee is inserted. An X-ray source unit having an X-ray source moves in a circumferential direction of the through hole section along a ring-shaped guide rail provided on the casing. Each radiation detector outputs both an X-ray detection signal which is a detection signal of X-rays that have passed through the examinee and a ?-ray detection signal which is a detection signal of ?-rays radiated from the examinee caused by radiopharmaceutical. A computer creates an X-ray computed tomographic image data based on the X-ray detection signal and a PET image data based on the ?-ray detection signal and creates fused tomographic image data using the X-ray computed tomographic image data and the PET image data.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2002Date of Patent: November 15, 2005Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Kojima, Kikuo Umegaki, Takashi Okazaki, Kensuke Amemiya, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Yuuichirou Ueno
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Patent number: 6920196Abstract: An imaging apparatus of a radiological imaging apparatus is provided with a first and a second radiation detectors disposed around a hole portion into which a bed is inserted. The first radiation detector includes a detecting portion formed of GaAs of a square having a side of 5 mm and having a thickness of 2 mm. The second radiation detector includes a detecting portion formed of CdTe of a cube having a side of 5 mm. The first radiation detector detects X-rays emitted from an X-ray source and transmitted through an examinee and does not detect ?-rays emitted from the examinee. The second radiation detector detects above X-rays and ?-rays. An X-ray signal processing apparatus processes an X-ray image signal from the first radiation detector and outputs intensity information thereof. A signal discriminating apparatus processes a ?-ray image signal from the second radiation detector and outputs a pulse signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2002Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yuuichirou Ueno, Kensuke Amemiya, Shinichi Kojima, Takashi Okazaki, Kikuo Umegaki, Hiroshi Kitaguchi
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Publication number: 20050127302Abstract: A radiological imaging apparatus of the present invention comprises an image pickup device and a medical examinee holding device that is provided with a bed. The image pickup device includes a large number of radiation detectors and radiation detector support plates. A large number of radiation detectors are mounted around the circumference of a through-hole and arranged in the axial direction of the through-hole. The radiation detectors are arranged in three layers formed radially with respect to the center of the through-hole and mounted on the lateral surfaces of the radiation detector support plates. Since the radiation detectors are not only arranged in the axial direction and circumferential direction of the through-hole but also arrayed in the radial direction, it is possible to obtain accurate information about a ?-ray arrival position in the radial direction of the through-hole (the positional information about a radiation detector from which a ?-ray image pickup signal is output).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2005Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: Shinichi Kojima, Takashi Okazaki, Yuuichirou Ueno, Kikuo Umegaki, Kensuke Amemiya, Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Kazuma Yokoi, Norihito Yanagita
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Publication number: 20050098730Abstract: A practical semiconductor radiation detector capable of collecting electrons rapidly with a large volume is disclosed. A multiple layers of grid electrodes around an anode formed on a semiconductor element limits the generation of the induced charge signal for the anode to the space in the neighborhood of the anode, while at the same time making it possible to collect the electrons rapidly. As a result of limiting the space for generating the induced charge by the grid electrodes, the energy resolution is improved even for a thick semiconductor element. Also, the capability of rapidly collecting the electrons due to the high field strength generated by the grid electrodes makes a sensitive volume of the whole semiconductor and thus achieves a high radiation detection efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2003Publication date: May 12, 2005Inventors: Kazuma Yokoi, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Kikuo Umegaki, Kensuke Amemiya, Yuuichirou Ueno, Norihito Yanagita, Shinichi Kojima
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Publication number: 20040217293Abstract: In a gamma camera, a plurality of radiation detector elements having a rod-shaped first electrode, a semiconductor device surrounds the first electrode to contact with it for entering a radiation, and a second electrode provided for the side surface of the semiconductor device are detachably attached to a holding member. The holding member has a first electrode contact portion contacted with the first electrode and a second electrode contact portion contacted with the second electrode. A collimator in which a plurality of radiation paths provided corresponding to the plurality of radiation detector elements are formed is arranged on the radiation entering side of the plurality of radiation detector elements. A &ggr;-ray detection signal outputted from the first electrode contact portion is sent to a signal processing integrated circuit. A high voltage is applied to the second electrode via the second electrode contact portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2004Publication date: November 4, 2004Inventors: Katsutoshi Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Kazuma Yokoi, Kikuo Umegaki, Kensuke Amemiya, Yuuichirou Ueno, Norihito Yanagita, Shinichi Kojima
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Publication number: 20040200965Abstract: In a radiographic inspection device which can shorten the inspection time and which can enhance the spatial resolution of thus obtained image, has two first and second radiation detecting devices each of which comprises several radiation detectors, a collimator device and a collimator moving device. The collimator device incorporates grid-like shield members defining several &ggr; ray passages. Each of the &ggr; ray passages has a cross-sectional area which is greater than that of each of the radiation detectors. The collimator device in the first radiation detecting device is moved in the longitudinal direction through the rotation of a motor in the collimator moving device while the collimator device in the second radiation detecting device is moved in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction through a motor in the collimator moving device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2004Publication date: October 14, 2004Inventors: Kikuo Umegaki, Shinichi Kojima, Yuuichirou Ueno, Kensuke Amemiya, Norihito Yanagita, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Katsutoshi Tsuchiya, Kazuma Yokoi
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Publication number: 20040190676Abstract: A radiological imaging apparatus of the present invention comprises an image pickup device and a medical examinee holding device that is provided with a bed. The image pickup device includes a large number of radiation detectors and radiation detector support plates. A large number of radiation detectors are mounted around the circumference of a through-hole and arranged in the axial direction of the through-hole. The radiation detectors are arranged in three layers formed radially with respect to the center of the through-hole and mounted on the lateral surfaces of the radiation detector support plates. Since the radiation detectors are not only arranged in the axial direction and circumferential direction of the through-hole but also arrayed in the radial direction, it is possible to obtain accurate information about a &ggr;-ray arrival position in the radial direction of the through-hole (the positional information about a radiation detector from which a &ggr;-ray image pickup signal is output).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Inventors: Shinichi Kojima, Takashi Okazaki, Yuuichirou Ueno, Kikuo Umegaki, Kensuke Amemiya, Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Kazuma Yokoi, Norihito Yanagita
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Publication number: 20040174948Abstract: An image pickup apparatus of a radiological imaging apparatus includes a plurality of radiation detectors arranged in a ring form around a through hole section formed on a casing into which an examinee is inserted. An X-ray source unit having an X-ray source moves in a circumferential direction of the through hole section along a ring-shaped guide rail provided on the casing. Each radiation detector outputs both an X-ray detection signal which is a detection signal of X-rays that have passed through the examinee and a &ggr;-ray detection signal which is a detection signal of &ggr;-rays radiated from the examinee caused by radiopharmaceutical. A computer creates an X-ray computed tomographic image data based on the X-ray detection signal and a PET image data based on the &ggr;-ray detection signal and creates fused tomographic image data using the X-ray computed tomographic image data and the PET image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2003Publication date: September 9, 2004Applicant: Hitachi LimitedInventors: Shinichi Kojima, Kikuo Umegaki, Takashi Okazaki, Kensuke Amemiya, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Yuuichirou Ueno