Patents by Inventor Robert P. Senzig

Robert P. Senzig 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).

  • Dose instrumentation methods and apparatus for collimated CT imaging systems
    Patent number: 6304625
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a method for measuring a radiation dose of a patient applied by a computerized tomography (CT) imaging system having a radiation source emitting a radiation beam and a radiation detector. The method includes steps of: scanning a patient with the radiation beam; imaging the patient utilizing radiation detected by the radiation detector; and estimating a patient radiation dose from said imaging utilizing a measurement of radiation delivered to only a portion of the detector during said imaging. The present invention permits the advantages of a post-patient collimated detector array to be realized while providing an accurate estimate of patient radiation dosage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Robert P. Senzig