Previous logCd-based K XRF bone lead measurement systems have used an annular source of “‘Cd mounted coaxially with, and in front of, a 16 mm diameter hyperpure germanium detector. To take advantage of the advent of larger volume detectors, the IogCd fluorescing source was redesigned to allow its positioning at the center of the I detector face. The redesigned source is a cylinder of external d...

UNLABELLED A dedicated stationary cardiac single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) system with a novel segmented slant-hole collimator has been developed. The goal of this paper is to calibrate this new imaging geometry with a point source. METHODS Unlike the commercially available dedicated cardiac SPECT systems, which are specialized and can be used only to image the heart, our pr...

Background: This study aims to investigate radiation beam geometry of Cyberknife beam and change in dosimetric characteristics of six megavoltage (6MV) flattening filter free (FFF) beam after passing through high density cadmium free compensator alloy.Material and Methods: In this experimental study, changes in FFF beam dosimetric characteristics after passing through compensator alloy wa...

The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) will experience increasing longitudinal and transverse heavy ion emittances, mostly due to intra-beam scattering (IBS). The experiments in RHIC are expected to not only have reduced luminosi-ties due to IBS but also an unwanted beam halo. Primary betatron collimators will be used to remove the large amplitude particles. The efficiency of the primary co...

To develop a second generation gamma-ray camera for industrial applications, various multiple-hole collimator designs that meet high-energy, high-intensity and far-eld imaging requirements have been studied. The collection of parallel holes each parallel to one another (parallel-hole, parallel collimator) is ineeective for imaging high energy far-eld sources, whereas a collimator with parallel ...

Two versions of a new high-resolution x-ray computed tomography system are being developed to screen mutagenized mice in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Mammalian Genetics Research Facility. The first prototype employs a single-pixel cadmium zinc telluride detector with a pinhole collimator operating in pulse counting mode. The second version employs a phosphor screen/CCD detector operating i...

Reciprocal space mapping using a linear gas detector in combination with a matching Soller collimator has been applied to map scattering rods of well oriented organic microcrystals grown on a solid surface. Formulae are provided to correct image distortions in angular space and to determine the required oscillation range, in order to measure properly integrated scattering intensities.

Purpose: Most of the nuclear imaging systems, especially those that are based on single photon emission detection, require the use of a collimatorusually made out of lead (Pb) or some other high Z material such as tungsten (W). Even some PET systems employ some sort of slat-septa collimation, although the important part of PET image formation is done electronically via coincidence detection. Mu...

PURPOSE High precision radiosurgery demands comprehensive delivery-quality-assurance techniques. The use of a liquid-filled ion-chamber-array for robotic-radiosurgery delivery-quality-assurance was investigated and validated using several test scenarios and routine patient plans. METHODS AND MATERIAL Preliminary evaluation consisted of beam profile validation and analysis of source-detector-d...