X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices – Specific application – Absorption
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-21
2005-06-21
Glick, Edward J. (Department: 2882)
X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices
Specific application
Absorption
C378S055000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06909771
ABSTRACT:
The in vivo three component areal density composition of a patient along a transmitted x-ray beam is derived by raster-scanning a collimated x-ray beam across a bony region of the patient, with each point scanned at different energies, and using matrix equations with a priori spectra information to solve for the relative areal density of soft tissue, fat and bone.
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Waggener Robert G.
Wieckowska Elizabeth
Board of Regents , The University of Texas System
Glick Edward J.
Kao Chih-Cheng Glen
Needle & Rosenberg P.C.
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