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New software module from GOEPEL facilitates X-ray image evaluation
A component of the new x-ray inspection software XI-Pilot V 3.1 is a module that allows for an easier evaluation of x-ray images.
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New software keeps X-ray exposure down
Researchers from North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC, USA) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) have developed an algorithm to help surgeons use X-rays to track devices used in minimally invasive surgical procedures while limiting the patient's exposure to radiation ...
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Hand-held scanner images the bladder
Privately held automated wireless medical device company dBMEDx (Denver, CO, USA) has raised $1.1m through a sale of common stock, the company's second successful capital raise.
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Smiths awarded contract for X-ray scanners
Smiths Detection (Watford, UK) has been awarded a €17.8m contract to supply the Azerbaijan customs authorities with cargo scanners for security checks at ports and borders.
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SPIE Photonics West welcomes vision vendors to Moscone
SPIE Photonics West will be held this year between Feb. 2-7 2013, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA, USA. The organizers expect 1200-plus exhibitors at the Photonics West portion of the show and another 200 or more specific to the BiOS Expo. Engineers visiting the show will be treated to a
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Raman Spectroscopy Performs High-Quality Materials Sorting
Nondestructive Raman spectroscopy leverages advanced cameras and spectrometers to sort recyclable materials by their light-scattering properties.
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Baggage screening collaboration
Engineers at 3DX-RAY (Barrow-upon-Soar, UK) have collaborated with researchers at University College London (UCL; London, UK) to deliver a proof of principle system that could be used as the first line of defense in checked baggage screening.
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White paper addresses field of view issues
To help enable engineers to set up security cameras effectively, Pure Tech Systems (Phoenix, AZ, USA) has written a white paper that highlights some mistakes commonly experienced in the field when setting up the field of view of such cameras.
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Vision of pharmaceutical co-operation
Pharmaceutical packaging manufacturer Bausch + Ströbel (Ilshofen, Germany) has entered into an agreement to co-operate more closely with machine vision systems developer Vitronic (Wiesbaden, Germany).
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Imager improves security screening
Scientists at Manchester University (Manchester, UK) have developed a hyperspectral x-ray camera based on an 80 x 80 pixel cadmium zinc telluride imager that could improve security screening at airports.