US 7,623,625 B2Granted

Compton scattered X-ray visualization, imaging, or information provider with scattering event locating

AssigneeSearete LLC

InventorsEdward S. Boyden, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Eric C. Leuthardt, Robert W. Lord, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Dennis J. Rivet, Michael A. Smith, Clarence T. Tegreene, Thomas A. Weaver, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood

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Abstract

One aspect relates to determining a location of an at least one scattering event occurring within an at least some matter of at least a portion of an individual, wherein the determining the location of the at least one scattering event is based at least in part on a combination of: a relative position and/or angle at which an at least one applied X-ray being applied to the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual, an applied energy level of the at least one applied X-ray being applied to the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual, a detected location of an at least one scattered X-ray resulting from scattering of the at least one applied X-ray scattering during the at least one scattering event, and a scattered energy level of the at least one scattered X-ray.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

determining a location of an at least one scattering event occurring within an at least some matter of at least a portion of an individual, wherein the determining the location of the at least one scattering event is based at least in part on a combination of:
a relative position and/or angle at which an at least one applied X-ray being applied to the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual, an applied energy level of the at least one applied X-ray being applied to the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual, a detected location of an at least one scattered X-ray resulting from scattering of the at least one applied X-ray scattering during the at least one scattering event, and a scattered energy level of the at least one applied X-ray,
wherein the determining the location of the at least one scattering event occurring within the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual, the determining the location is based at least in part on the relative position and the angle at which the at least one applied X-ray is being applied to the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual comprises:
merging a first one of the at least one applied X-ray with a second one of the at least one applied X-ray.

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A method, comprising:

applying at least one applied X-ray substantially toward an at least some matter of an at least a portion of an individual;
and
visualizing, imaging, or providing information of the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual at least partially in response to the applying the at least one applied X-ray substantially toward the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual, the visualizing, imaging, or providing information of the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual at least partially based on a combination of a relative position and an angle of the at least one applied X-ray;
an applied energy level of the at least one applied X-ray;
a detected location of at least one scattered X-ray which resulted from the at least one applied X-ray scattering during the at least one scattering event within the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual;
and a scattered energy level of the at least one scattered X-ray.

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An apparatus, comprising:

an at least one emitter portion configured for applying at least one applied X-ray substantially toward an at least some matter of at least a portion of an individual;
and
a visualizer, imager, or information provider configured for visualizing, imaging, or providing information of the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual at least partially in response to the determining a location of an at least one scattering event at which the at least one applied X-ray scatters within the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual at least partially based on a combination of:
a relative position and/or angle of an at least one applied X-ray;
an applied energy level of the at least one applied X-ray;
a detected location of at least one scattered X-ray which resulted from the at least one applied X-ray scattering during the at least one scattering event within the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual;
and a scattered energy level of the at least one scattered X-ray.

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A system, comprising:

an at least one emitter portion configured to apply at least one applied X-ray substantially toward an at least some matter of at least a portion of an individual;
and
an at least a portion of at least one Compton scattered X-ray receiving assembly configured to visualize, image, or provide information of the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual at least partially in response to the at least one emitter portion configured to determine a location of an at least one scattering event within the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual at least partially based on a combination of:
a relative position or angle of the at least one applied X-ray relative to the at least a portion of at least one Compton scattered X-ray receiving assembly;
an applied energy level of the at least one applied X-ray;
a detected location of at least one scattered X-ray which resulted from the at least one applied X-ray scattering within the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual during the at least one scattering event within the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the individual;
and a scattered energy level of the at least one scattered X-ray.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.