Nano particle detection with X-ray capsule
US10098599B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB82Y15/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A colon imaging system, including an imaging capsule, having: a. a radiation source providing X-Ray and gamma radiation with energies sufficient to induce X-Ray fluorescence from nanoparticles that adhere to cancerous tissue, and which were administered to a patient in a solution prior to examining the colon with the imaging capsule; b. a detector for detecting particle energy of particles emitted responsive to the provided radiation and forming count information disclosing a number of particles detected for each energy level; c. a transceiver for transferring the count information to an external computer for analysis, and also having a computer for constructing images of an inside of the colon based on the count information; wherein the images provide an indication of locations in the colon of which the nanoparticles adhere to.
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