High resolution biomedical imaging system with direct detection of x-rays via a charge coupled device

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PATENT NO 5742659
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08697536

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An imaging system is provided for direct detection of x-rays from an irradiated biological tissue. The imaging system includes an energy source for emitting x-rays toward the biological tissue and a charge coupled device (CCD) located immediately adjacent the biological tissue and arranged transverse to the direction of irradiation along which the x-rays travel. The CCD directly receives and detects the x-rays after passing through the biological tissue. The CCD is divided into a matrix of cells, each of which individually stores a count of x-rays directly detected by the cell. The imaging system further includes a pattern generator electrically coupled to the CCD for reading a count from each cell. A display device is provided for displaying an image representative of the count read by the pattern generator from the cells of the CCD.

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  • FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Atac, Muzaffer Wheaton, IL 3 77
McKay, Timothy A Ann Arbor, MI 1 73

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