APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Models the human torso, heart, and lungs for improving SPECT and PET imaging Develops and validates algorithms to correct for cardiac and respiratory motion in nuclear imaging Intermodality image registration Simultaneous modality imaging … [Read more...] about Heart and Torso Phantom Model of Cardiac and Respiratory Motion for Nuclear Imaging IB-2358
Sensors and Detectors
More Sensitive, Less Expensive Semiconductor Detectors IB-2607
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Radiation detection for Defense and homeland security Medical imaging: CT, PET, and SPECT Nuclear power monitoring Industrial gauging, e.g., tank fill level, materials thickness sensing Research involving spectrometry and imaging ADVANTAGES: Finer position resolution that current technology More accurate measurement by bulk … [Read more...] about More Sensitive, Less Expensive Semiconductor Detectors IB-2607
Novel Alkali Metal and Alkali Earth Metal Gadolinium Halide Scintillators, IB-2461; Novel Alkali Metal Hafnium Oxide Scintillators, IB-2494
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Radiation detection High-energy physics Medical imaging Oil exploration X-ray detection ADVANTAGES: Precise energy resolution Rapid response ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have produced inorganic crystals with scintillation properties. IB-2461 provides for a composition comprising a gadolinium halide. IB-2494 … [Read more...] about Novel Alkali Metal and Alkali Earth Metal Gadolinium Halide Scintillators, IB-2461; Novel Alkali Metal Hafnium Oxide Scintillators, IB-2494
Positional Sensor Measures Rotational and Lateral Displacements IB-2328
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Any device or product requiring highly precise movement and accurate measurement of an object's position, including but not limited to: Electron microscopes, to move specimens and measure their precise location Next-generation storage media, such as holographic storage Precision machine tools, such as tools that use lasers for laser … [Read more...] about Positional Sensor Measures Rotational and Lateral Displacements IB-2328
Low-resistivity Photon-transparent Window Attached to Photo-sensitive Silicon Detector IB-1204
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Medical Imaging Other Digital Scanning technologies ADVANTAGES: Inexpensive and efficient High quantum efficiency without thinning Backlighting in the blue wavelenths; improved red wavelength performance Ease of fabrication PATENT ABSTRACT: Stephen Holland at Berkeley Lab has developed an invention that comprises a … [Read more...] about Low-resistivity Photon-transparent Window Attached to Photo-sensitive Silicon Detector IB-1204