Title: Method and apparatus for determining the condition of a biological specimen

Abstract: A computer controlled high resolution radiaoactivity distribution detection system is provided for sensing radioactive events in a biological specimen. The system includes a rotating disc memory which contains instructional data for controlling the computer. Radiation emitted from a subject positioned on programmable XY platform is directed through a collimator and is detected by means of an array of sensing devices and front end electronics. The detected radioactive events are temporarily held in a buffer memory under control of the computer for storage. The temporarily stored data is fed via the computer to a disc memory for long term storage, a disc controller constitutes an interface to the disc memory. The stored data is then applied to a display via computer for presentation.

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Inventors: Grenier, Raymond P. (Wilmington, MA, US)

Application Number: 818735
Filing Date: 1977-07-25
Publication_date: 1980-05-13
Assignee: Baird Corporation (Bedford, MA)
Primary Class(es): 250/363.02 250/367, 250/461.2
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Primary Examiner: Dixon, Harold A.
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Attorney: Morse, Altman, Oates & Bello