GB1332370A - Device for x-ray spectrophotometry - Google Patents

Device for x-ray spectrophotometry

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GB1332370A
GB1332370A GB1512471A GB1512471A GB1332370A GB 1332370 A GB1332370 A GB 1332370A GB 1512471 A GB1512471 A GB 1512471A GB 1512471 A GB1512471 A GB 1512471A GB 1332370 A GB1332370 A GB 1332370A
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high voltage
detector
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Medinova AB
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N23/00Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00
    • G01N23/02Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material
    • G01N23/06Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption
    • G01N23/083Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/40Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/4035Arrangements for generating radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis the source being combined with a filter or grating
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/48Diagnostic techniques
    • A61B6/482Diagnostic techniques involving multiple energy imaging
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05GX-RAY TECHNIQUE
    • H05G1/00X-ray apparatus involving X-ray tubes; Circuits therefor
    • H05G1/08Electrical details
    • H05G1/58Switching arrangements for changing-over from one mode of operation to another, e.g. from radioscopy to radiography, from radioscopy to irradiation or from one tube voltage to another
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/50Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment specially adapted for specific body parts; specially adapted for specific clinical applications
    • A61B6/505Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment specially adapted for specific body parts; specially adapted for specific clinical applications for diagnosis of bone

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Abstract

1332370 X-ray spectrometer MEDINOVA A B 14 May 1971[21 May 1970] 15124/71 Heading G1A [Also in Division H5] An X-ray spectrometer for measuring more than one constituent in a sample comprises an X-ray tube supplied with a high voltage cyclically varying between two levels to provide emission at two different, alternating wavelengths and a filter system arranged to switch in filters in synchronism with the high voltage variation to define more accurately the separate wavelengths. The apparatus of Fig. 1 is suitable for the determination of bone salts and soft parts in a part of the body 5 which may be inserted in the measuring beam. The tube 2 is supplied with a high voltage comprising a pulsating component superposed on a substantially constant D. C. level via transformers and smoothing circuits etc. 1. The tube has a water cooled tungsten target which omits X-ray radiation at an energy proportional to the applied voltage. The emission from the tube is arranged to provide a measuring beam towards detector 6 and a reference beam for compensating for fluctuations in X-ray source intensity to detector 6a. In the path of both beams is the filter system comprising a rotary sector disc having two opposite sectors of thorium and two of samarium. The rotation of the disc is monitored by electrooptical arrangement 3 and is arranged to synchronize the thorium filter with the high voltage part and the samarium with the low constant part of the X-ray supply waveform. In operation, without the test body 5 in position, the positions of wedges 4a, 4b of simulated bone salts and soft tissue, respectively are adjusted to equalize the intensities of the two different alternate energies in the measuring beam, and also to equalize them with the intensity in the reference beam. Bone salts absorbers 7, 4e and soft tissue absorbers 7a, 4f are provided to aid thus calibration. On insertion of the test body, the output of detector 6 changes for both energies. The detector output corresponding to bone is channelled by gating circuits 8 to a first differencing circuit (with the corresponding reference channel signal) and that corresponding to soft tissue to a second differencing circuit, Fig.3 (not shown). The signals comprise pulses which are rendered all of equal amplitude, the pulse rates being representative of intensity (effectively the number of pulses detected during each half cycle). These digital differences are converted by D/A converters to supply motors 4c, 4d to drive the wedges 4a, 4b to balance the intensities once more. The necessary displacements of respective wedges represent the amounts of the respective constituents.
GB1512471A 1970-05-21 1971-05-14 Device for x-ray spectrophotometry Expired GB1332370A (en)

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SE696470A SE339727B (en) 1970-05-21 1970-05-21

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BE (1) BE767458A (en)
CA (1) CA926525A (en)
DE (1) DE2124278A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2091819A5 (en)
GB (1) GB1332370A (en)
IT (1) IT942104B (en)
NL (1) NL7106906A (en)
SE (1) SE339727B (en)

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GB2409269A (en) * 2000-08-03 2005-06-22 Cambridge Imaging Ltd X-ray inspection and material discrimination
GB2438278A (en) * 2006-05-19 2007-11-21 Univ Tsinghua Energy spectrum modulation and image processing method
US7502442B2 (en) 2002-01-28 2009-03-10 Smiths Heimann Gmbh X-ray inspection system and method

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FR2312030A1 (en) * 1975-05-23 1976-12-17 Radiologie Cie Gle X-ray measurement of density - is for two-component materials and uses compensating material in special screen
EP0157129A1 (en) * 1984-02-21 1985-10-09 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Electron accelerator

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2409269A (en) * 2000-08-03 2005-06-22 Cambridge Imaging Ltd X-ray inspection and material discrimination
GB2409269B (en) * 2000-08-03 2005-09-21 Cambridge Imaging Ltd Improvements in and relating to material identification using x-rays
US7502442B2 (en) 2002-01-28 2009-03-10 Smiths Heimann Gmbh X-ray inspection system and method
GB2438278A (en) * 2006-05-19 2007-11-21 Univ Tsinghua Energy spectrum modulation and image processing method
GB2438278B (en) * 2006-05-19 2009-12-30 Univ Tsinghua Energy spectrum modulation apparatus, material discrimination method and device, and image processing method.
AU2007252162B2 (en) * 2006-05-19 2011-03-03 Nuctech Company Limited Energy spectra modulating device,method and device of identifying materials and method of image processing

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FR2091819A5 (en) 1972-01-14
BE767458A (en) 1971-10-18
NL7106906A (en) 1971-11-23
IT942104B (en) 1973-03-20
DE2124278A1 (en) 1971-12-30
CA926525A (en) 1973-05-15
SE339727B (en) 1971-10-18

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