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Re: Star Trek morality test - best and worst episodes
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Dale Sams wrote:
Worst? The Enterprise Incident.
*These* are our heroes?.
To be fair, the Romulans had used their new cloaking device to launch devastating sneak attacks on Federation outposts just two years earlier. ("Balance of Terror," of course.)
Was Starfleet just supposed to ignore that threat and hope that the Romulans didn't do it again? Maybe against Earth or Vulcan or major colonies and populations centers?
A little duplicity and espionage seems preferable to waiting for a full-scale Romulan invasion, even if a certain Romulan commander ended up feeling used.
Just clearing up a few things.
The cloaking device in Balance of Terror works badly. Enterprise picks up 'something' almost immediately. Enterprise Incident is a new improved cloak. You probably knew this, but your post doesn't make it quite clear.
The Romulans don't do full-scale invasions immediately. They probe, they test, they INCITE. Then...maybe...they invade "Not with one ship, but everything they've got".
So exactly how are the Romulans supposed to react when Federation officers deliberately violate the Neutral Zone, board a Romulan vessel and steal a crucial piece of technology?
What would the U.S. do if Chinese soldiers boarded a US Carrier and flew off with an F-22? Point being, that's NOT 'a little duplicity and espionage' Now maybe this fits the definition if Kirk and Spock infiltrate a base, make off with some plans and the only one who knows about it is one female Romulan clerk.
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My doctor cleared me to return to my part-time serving job, which requires carrying up to 40 lbs of food with one arm at 3 weeks post-breast augmentation. I am excited to get back to work, but I'm also nervous that lifting or carrying things around with this much weight will cause problems due to my recent augmentation. Would other doctors agree that I can return to this type of work at 3 weeks post-op?
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Limit Lifting to No More Than 15lbs for 4-6 Weeks Following Breast Augmentation
Heavy lifting and strenuous activity following breast augmentation can result in post-operative complications. In some cases, heavy lifting can cause bleeding and resultant hematoma formation. In other cases, heavy lifting can result in implant displacement with resultant implant malposition.
For these reasons, limitations are often placed on lifting in the post-operative period. We generally limit lifting to no more than fifteen pounds for four to six weeks following breast augmentation. In addition, we stress that patients not lift their elbows above their shoulders and that they avoid repetitive arm movements.
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If implants were placed over the muscle I don't see any reason why you could not return to heavy lifting. If placed under the muscle I would consider a 6 week restriction for heavy lifting.
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Back to work questions can be complicated. There's no strict formula for when it is ok to go back to work. Determinations are made based on some of the following factors:
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In my San Francisco area practice people are typically back to work after one or two weeks (usually closer to one week). Because this can be a complex issue make sure you've communicated with your surgeon the type of work you do and what your post-op concerns might be.
I hope this helps!
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2) Resume walking at a leisurely pace right after surgery (e.g. 2 mph)
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Safer with each passing day
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Purchased this to listen to Pandora in the car. It does that well. The speaker phone isn't bad either.
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Single DIN: 1 DIN dimensions will work with all single DIN installation kits we have to offer. Single DIN radios are the most common size for after-market stereos.
Single DIN slot with flip-out screen: The DIN stereo includes a retractable, flip-out screen. Before purchasing, make measurements to be sure there is no interference with dash accessories such as A/C vents or shift levers.
Single DIN slot with a larger face: Standard single DIN size, but the display is larger then the standard single DIN size. Due to the nature of the larger face, problems may arise when installing in particular vehicles. These stereos are great for single DIN slots where you want a larger screen.
1.5 DIN: This size is very uncommon in vehicles, however this size opening is most commonly found in Chrysler and Chevrolet vehicles.
Double DIN: Approximately 4-inches in height, this size is becoming more common every year. Prior to 2000, this size was typically only found in Japanese vehicles such as those made by Honda or Toyota. Now, it is becoming more popular for many vehicles to be fit with a Double DIN opening.
Detachable / Removable faceplate security: The most common anti-theft feature. It allows you to take the faceplate with you, thus disallowing operation, which deters theft.
Security Codes: Mainly a feature in high end video units which do not have a detachable face / screen. Once the unit is uninstalled (or stolen), a security code (or PIN) is required upon reinstallation. Though you no longer have your unit after the theft, the thief also does not have your security code, which makes the unit useless. The hope is the thief knows which units have security codes and he/she chooses not to steal your unit because of the security code.
Ghost technology: This is not commonly used, but can be found primarily in a select number of 2004-2005 head units. It creates an illusion that no unit is installed by appearing completely black when turned off. Potential thieves may steer clear because it appears as though no head unit is installed.
Anti-theft covers: Similar to ghost and hiding faces because they only create an illusion that the face/unit is not in place.
ESN: Stands for Electronic Serial Number. Allows the disabling of the radio and allows tracking if it is stolen.
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Dot-Matrix Text Display: A simple display which uses dots in specific illuminated color(s) to light up and form letters or numbers that are displayed on the receiver.
Graphic or Motion Display: Typically found in mid to high-end receivers and give your text information and receiver more life by adding motion, backgrounds, or multiple colors to your display. There are types of graphic displays such as 3D Graphic, Motion, and OEL (Organic Electroluminescent) displays. They can range from one color to full color displays and typically allow you to select from one of many built-in animations, background images, screensavers or other graphics to enhance your experience and add an extra bit of personality to your system. Some units also come with software that allow you to load your own customizable pictures or animations.
LCD Monitor Display: Can be as small as 2" or as large as 10". Some LCD displays are motorized for angle adjustment. LCD monitors display full motion video playback as well as your standard text such as track status, radio station information and more depending on the receiver's features.
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Variable-Color: The display colors can be changed by the user. If the default color of text/display is blue for example, the user can change the settings to where the color turns to red. Variable color displays are typically described in detail in the item's description.
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These are your typical red, white, and yellow RCA composite cables that are common among devices with audio and video inputs. The red and white cables are dedicated for audio. The red cable is for the right channel and the white is for the left channel. The yellow cable is specifically for the video signal. Because this type of auxiliary cable contains 2 channels of audio, it will support stereo sound.
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This means that an auxiliary input is possible, but only with the use of an optional accessory. These optional adapters will sometimes use the CD Changer port or other port on the back of a unit that might restrict the use of other expandability features. These accessories are typically sold separately.
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These are your typical red, white, and yellow RCA composite cables that are common among devices with audio and video inputs. The red and white cables are dedicated for audio. The red cable is for the right channel and the white is for the left channel. The yellow cable is specifically for the video signal. Because this type of auxiliary cable contains 2 channels of audio, it will support stereo sound.
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Some Car stereos are compatible with iPods and/or iPhones. If the headunit can connect to an iPod or iPhone via USB or iPod connection cable, these listed iPods are compatible. This list does not apply if the iPod is being connected through the 3.5mm mini-jack plug. Newer iPods are usually compatible if the appropriate adapters are purchased and used.
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San Antonio, TX
February 3, 2013
Purchased this to listen to Pandora in the car. It does that well. The speaker phone isn't bad either.
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Billerica, MA
January 3, 2013
I got this radio and instantly fell in love with it. Being able to connect to your phone without wires is an awesome thing. Connecting is so easy and it will be saved in your phone so you never have to connect again. Overall I am very pleased with this radio and I have been recommending it to all my friends.
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Mc Minnville, TN
December 26, 2012
Omitting a Disc player brought this feature packed unit down to a great price and lets face it how many people actually use Discs anymore? The Bluetooth, Aux and USB inputs all work great however the supplied mic for handsfree phone operation it severely lacking in quality. In a non running car with no ambient noise the person on the other end of a test call was struggling to hear me, I'm sure adding a quality mic would resolve this but I haven't really needed this feature so I haven't tested it. I'm happy with my purchase and would buy the same again if I had it to do over.
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milford, CT
December 3, 2012
1) plays all the digital media i have: USB sticks with MP3 and WAV files and also using the media on my Android smartphone via Bluetooth
2) excellent sound; big upgrade from my factory head unit.
3) Android app works fine to display what is playing and if there is an EQ adjustment active
1) annoying "random" play as it resets back to single track play every time the car is turned off, so random only works on longer car rides, not short errands.
2) spend a little more $ and get a higher end model with more text display as one line is not enough to search
3) Android app does not search tracks. seriously? Andriod = Google = search. lame...
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Elberta, AL
July 20, 2013
This media receiver is the bees knees!
Plays my 500gb hard drive and connected to my phone instantly which is cool. I have problems with my moms 2013 Mercedes GL350 (factory system) connecting to my phone but not my 2005 pt cruiser with this receiver. 10 stars if possible. And the customer service was insanely awesome!
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February 28, 2013
Glad I purchased this. Great durable unit, east to fit and with all the good features. Bluetooth is great and the use of this device is seamless.
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February 7, 2013
Installed into JDM Toyota MR2 Turbo. Went in with no problems at all. Very easy to configure, connects to all my USB drives and has no problems connecting to my HTC Raider via bluetooth. Only downside is the Android app for this unit - essentially useless; this however, is mitigated by the fact that an app doesn't really add anything anyway. In all, great product - especially considering its cost.
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San Antonio, TX
January 26, 2013
I bought this for my 03 Dodge Dakota. It fit great and looks even better. It works excellent with a IPhone 4S and a old iPhone 3.
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Cool, CA
January 8, 2013
This is by far the best unit on the market for the money. I have since purchased 3 more for my other vehicles and have recommended it to many friends. It is very easy to use. It has two usb ports, which I use my blue tooth for one and thumb drive for music. I thought I might miss not having a CD player but I don't miss it all since using the memory stick. I installed the first one over a year ago with no problems.
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Patchogue, New York
September 13, 2012
Easy setup, beautiful sound, can't ask for much more. Just Perfect
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Cranston, RI
July 24, 2012
I can't possibly just write a review, its too good! I have to record a video review to better explain how this receiver changed my daily life!
I have a 99 mustang and this thing woke up my daily commute. Speakers sound amazing and the harness worked with the factory Mach amps. The bluetooth works great! Streaming is very clear, to the point I don't use AUX in, even though I'm an audiophile and can hear the faintest feedback.. Call audio quality is very good and the mic clips to my visor and is wired down the a-pillar hidden..
You can fine tune a great deal of the sound and look, even change color to suit your mood.. I use blue at night and red during the day (it knows when I turn on the headlights) I have told so many people about the receiver and Sonic!! Excellent support and answered my questions, not to mention the best price!!
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McMinnville, OR
June 19, 2012
I bought this to stream music from my phone primarily, the bluetooth works flawlessly with my Atrix phone it automatically reads the phone book so you don't have to import manually like a lot of others, also has separate talk and play buttons that let me start playing music or start voice commands without ever having to take my phone out of my pocket. It has excellent audio control, if you use the pro equalizer or u can use the basic three band eq and preset curves but overall great sound quality. The one knock is the design is pretty basic, not the most attractive deck I've owned. Can't really say for durability, just got it.
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Rayland, OH
June 12, 2013
This unit is very nice for the price. The Bluetooth phone and streaming are great. My son's phone doesn't have to leave his pocket.
4 of 8 found this helpful
May 12, 2013
I was looking for a bluetooth stereo that would work with both IPhones and Android Phones. This one works like a charm.
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Rush valley, UT
April 16, 2013
I purchased this radio for my husband and he LOVES it... The bluetooth is GREAT, usb port a wonderful add... I have nothing bad to say about this product except I wished I would have bought it sooner...
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February 16, 2013
I bought this stereo over 6 months ago. This web site threw in the harness and wires for free. I had to deal with them a couple times and they were fantastic to deal with. Excellent service. Fast shipping (I'm in Newfoundland, Canada) and the radio itself is awesome. This radio is the into reason why I haven't sold my car yet. It works flawlessly in every way. Wither your using it for music or as a hand free device for your cell phone it works great! And at the price I got it for you couldn't get a better deal! I highly recommend this radio and web site!! I've already told a bunch of buddies about it.
5 of 10 found this helpful
January 8, 2013
I custom installed this deck in my 1980 Chevy Van, and i quite enjoying it so far, i have both our phones connected, an ipod and also a headphone jack for when i hookup a dvd player. Its does exactly what i wanted and for a great price i couldnt go wrong.
The adapter that came with the deck was useless as i had to wire everything in myself.
Recommend for anyone who wants a simple setup and doesnt use cds anymore, just mp3s
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December 19, 2012
Well I feel stupid. Bought this as a Christmas gift for my mother-in-law. My wife's brother came up with an excuse to "borrow" the car and we just installed it and it made the stock speakers in her Nissan Altima sound better than ever as I played a couple of tracks off of my iPhone. I tested out the FM receiver and it worked great, tested out the blue tooth for a phone call, tried Pandora over blue tooth and everything sounded great. So then I decided I would open the face to insert and test out a cd, but the face doesn't open because this is not a cd player. If it were for my own use I wouldn't care because I am all digitial with my music, but I am pretty sure my mother-in-law is not going to be truly happy without being able to play cds. I am sure she will let us know soon and if she doesn't like it, I guess I will have a new digital media player for my boat.
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Cool, CA
December 17, 2012
The price can not be beat. The wiring kit and installation kit were free !!!! Very happy with the unit. I shopped locally and nobody could come close to the price. Shipping was super fast and packaged well. This stereo does so much more than I expected it to. Great sound, easy to use controls.
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Terre Haute, IN
September 18, 2012
I bought this product to replace the stock radio in my 2000 Dodge Durango. I don't believe I could have found a better radio for the price. It was quick and easy to install, and works beautifully. The bluetooth has amazing connection, and it takes almost no time at all to connect. I don't know what the other reviewer was talking about, but it could have been his phone instead of his radio, as mine works flawlessly. My phone connects before I even pull out of the drive way.
Other than the bluetooth, the radio itself has many settings for you to set it exactly as you wish. All of the colors are a nice feature, as well as the built in EQ. Overall, I highly recommend this product.
4 of 8 found this helpful
April 16, 2012
I got this unit Friday, took me about 30 mins to install it in my 97 Mustang. It's everything i expected it to be, the bluetooth and ipod connection is great!!
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Portland, TX
February 24, 2012
I recently installed this unit and so far I am very pleased with it. It is simple to use and the bluetooth works great. It does NOT have a detachable face as it is described to have. I bought it because it said it had a detachable face and I wanted to deter theft and damage caused by thieves trying to steal it. I realized the face did not come off after installation.
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Klamath Falls, OR
June 25, 2013
Just installed it without much difficulty. Took a hold 5 minutes to figure out the mounting bracket. The sound quality is much better than the factory radio. Does not have the sensitivity on FM receive that the factory radio did. Not a big deal as we listen main to digital music. After reading the manual before the radio arrived, I had a good grasp of how I wanted it setup. It was easy and intuitive. Bluetooth hooked right up to my android phone without a hitch. We'll find out how well it holds the signal over time. So far, I'm quite happy with it and have no complaints. I'll review again in a couple months.
4 of 9 found this helpful
Dalton, OH
March 4, 2013
It is a quality, well priced piece of equipment. Buy one, you will be happy. I put it in my wife's Ford Fusion with stock speakers & it sounds great. The USB is a great way to keep & play a lot of music. A+++ to Sonic Electronix!!
5 of 11 found this helpful
Sarasota, FL
March 3, 2013
It was worth it. Clean clear music booth was clear very easy to use would buy again.
5 of 11 found this helpful
chicago, IL
January 21, 2013
first of all the unit it self its solid, i mean everything about its awsome even tho it don't have a CD player i mean who even has CD's now a days but any ways this unit its great BUY IT
5 of 11 found this helpful
December 24, 2012
I own a slightly older JVC which I really like in my '01 Dodge Ram, so when I was looking for one like to put on my Goldwing I couldn't find the older one so I got this one instead,and now I have the KD-X50BT on the Goldwing , in my Dodge as well as my Ford 3/4ton,GMC Suburban,and my Chevy worktruck and I moved the old JVC to my Jeep.So I have 5 KD-X50BTs and no problem with any of them. Seems like a good endorsement to me!
4 of 9 found this helpful
La Grange, IL.
July 18, 2012
Love, Love, Love this stereo! Works great and has great features. Had it installed for only 85 bucks at a local place. Phone pairs nicely with no problems. The audio controls take some getting use to, but once you get it where you want it, it's pure joy! You can't beat the price and quality. Buy it now, you won't regret it!
4 of 9 found this helpful
April 23, 2012
The sound I like, panel display is excellent, easy to control, less buttons is better.
4 of 9 found this helpful
February 22, 2013
Pros: Very good audio quality (at least when combined with a Monsoon amp). Solid connectivity options (Bluetooth, USB, analog audio). Good Bluetooth integration. Effective hands-free system. Fine-tuning of colour and brightness for controls and display separately allows a perfect integration with the interior illumination of the vehicle. Shallow, so it does not require cutting even for those vehicles with shallow OEM head units (like mine). Intuitive setup. Mostly intuitive controls. No CD player (I have not used CDs in a long time). Good price.
Cons: Counter-intuitive label for the "Menu" button, which does activate the menu on a long press but has assorted, unrelated functionality (depending on the audio source) on a short press. Does not really have two USB inputs (one is taken by the Bluetooth dongle). No direct access buttons for radio presets (going to a preset requires a press on the "menu" button and then turning the volume button). The one-line display allows for very little information to be displayed at any given time. The displayed information is at times incorrect (example: when the Bluetooth playback is initiated from the player, the display keeps reading "stop" even if the music plays just fine). The establishment of a Bluetooth connection to an otherwise paired device is slow.
Other thoughts: If the cons above sound like nitpicking is because most of them are. Overall this head unit is very good in all the things that matter. The value for money is outstanding. I have the unit in the car for less than one day and I am already in love. Installation was by the way painless and essentially everything worked as advertised from the first attempt. This being said, I'll see tomorrow whether this head unit fails to turn the Monsoon amp off (this amp being very sensitive to leaked current of any kind) and so drains the battery...
4 of 10 found this helpful
February 19, 2013
This stereo is great at a low cost. I have my iPod hooked up through the back USB and the Bluetooth in the front. Works great. The only thing in wish it had was a 2nd USB on the back. I would rather have both iPod and Bluetooth on the back and have the front USB open for a memory stick.
6 of 15 found this helpful
September 9, 2012
I bought this stereo just for the Bluetooth, and now rarely use it. Maybe I'm spoiled by Apple, but I'm shocked how many little details reflect poor industrial design and quality:
- screen at max brightness is too dim to read in sunlight
- have to keep pressing mode button to get a clock on the display instead of something useless
- Bluetooth audio takes a long time to connect, making line-in more practical
- Various Bluetooth audio bugs with.both Android and iOS
In retrospect, I should have known to try Sony instead.
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text: Poke around a bit and try to find some instant film for it, if that's what you use otherwise, and use it. What little I can discern from the photos is that as said, it's an Anny with an ILEX no. 3 Acme Synchro shutter with a lens of unknown focal length and possibly a largest aperture of f:4.


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I don't believe there are any regional customizations done by the film manufacturers. It would be interesting to hear otherwise.
I know that Fuji has a super saturated version of Velvia 100 available in Japan (in addition to the Velvia 100F recently introduced here) which is not yet released in the states.


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Article: NEMA NU-4 performance evaluation of PETbox4, a high sensitivity dedicated PET preclinical tomograph[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: PETbox4 is a new, fully tomographic bench top PET scanner dedicated to high sensitivity and high resolution imaging of mice. This manuscript characterizes the performance of the prototype system using the National Electrical Manufacturers Association NU 4-2008 standards, including studies of sensitivity, spatial resolution, energy resolution, scatter fraction, count-rate performance and image quality. The PETbox4 performance is also compared with the performance of PETbox, a previous generation limited angle tomography system. PETbox4 consists of four opposing flat-panel type detectors arranged in a box-like geometry. Each panel is made by a 24 × 50 pixelated array of 1.82 × 1.82 × 7 mm bismuth germanate scintillation crystals with a crystal pitch of 1.90 mm. Each of these scintillation arrays is coupled to two Hamamatsu H8500 photomultiplier tubes via a glass light guide. Volumetric images for a 45 × 45 × 95 mm field of view (FOV) are reconstructed with a maximum likelihood expectation maximization algorithm incorporating a system model based on a parameterized detector response. With an energy window of 150-650 keV, the peak absolute sensitivity is approximately 18% at the center of FOV. The measured crystal energy resolution ranges from 13.5% to 48.3% full width at half maximum (FWHM), with a mean of 18.0%. The intrinsic detector spatial resolution is 1.5 mm FWHM in both transverse and axial directions. The reconstructed image spatial resolution for different locations in the FOV ranges from 1.32 to 1.93 mm, with an average of 1.46 mm. The peak noise equivalent count rate for the mouse-sized phantom is 35 kcps for a total activity of 1.5 MBq (40 µCi) and the scatter fraction is 28%. The standard deviation in the uniform region of the image quality phantom is 5.7%. The recovery coefficients range from 0.10 to 0.93. In comparison to the first generation two panel PETbox system, PETbox4 achieves substantial improvements on sensitivity and spatial resolution. The overall performance demonstrates that the PETbox4 scanner is suitable for producing high quality images for molecular imaging based biomedical research.Physics in Medicine and Biology 05/2013; 58(11):3791-3814. DOI:10.1088/0031-9155/58/11/3791 · 2.76 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A beta camera has been developed that allows planar imaging of the spatial and temporal distribution of beta particles using a 14 × 14 mm(2) position sensitive avalanche photodiode (PSAPD). This camera system, which we call Betabox, can be directly coupled to microfluidic chips designed for cell incubation or other biological applications. Betabox allows for imaging the cellular uptake of molecular imaging probes labeled with charged particle emitters such as (18)F inside these chips. In this work, we investigate the quantitative imaging capabilities of Betabox for (18)F beta particles, in terms of background rate, efficiency, spatial resolution, and count rate. Measurements of background and spatial resolution are considered both at room temperature (21 °C ± 1 °C) and at an elevated operating temperature (37 °C ± 1 °C), as is often required for biological assays. The background rate measured with a 4 keV energy cutoff is below 2 cph mm(-2) at both 21 and 37 °C. The absolute efficiency of Betabox for the detection of (18)F positron sources in contact with a PSAPD with the surface passivated from ambient light and damage is 46% ± 1%. The lower detection limit is estimated using the Rose Criterion to be 0.2 cps mm(-2) for 1 min acquisitions and a 62 × 62 µm(2) pixel size. The upper detection limit is approximately 21 000 cps. The spatial resolution at both 21 and 37 °C ranges from 0.4 mm FWHM at the center of the field of view (FOV), and degrades to 1 mm at a distance of 5 mm away from center yielding a useful FOV of approximately 10 × 10 mm(2). We also investigate the effects on spatial resolution and sensitivity that result from the use of a polymer based microfluidic chip. For these studies we place varying layers of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) between the detector and the source and find that the spatial resolution degrades by ∼180 µm for every 100 µm of LDPE film. Sensitivity is reduced by half with the inclusion of ∼200 µm of additional LDPE film. Lastly, we demonstrate the practical utilization of Betabox, with an imaging test of its linearity, when coupled to a polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic chip designed for cell based assays.Physics in Medicine and Biology 05/2013; 58(11):3739-3753. DOI:10.1088/0031-9155/58/11/3739 · 2.76 Impact Factor
Article: MARS: A mouse atlas registration system based on a planar x-ray projector and an optical camera[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: This paper introduces a mouse atlas registration system (MARS), composed of a stationary top-view x-ray projector and a side-view optical camera, coupled to a mouse atlas registration algorithm. This system uses the x-ray and optical images to guide a fully automatic co-registration of a mouse atlas with each subject, in order to provide anatomical reference for small animal molecular imaging systems such as positron emission tomography (PET). To facilitate the registration, a statistical atlas that accounts for inter-subject anatomical variations was constructed based on 83 organ-labeled mouse micro-computed tomography (CT) images. The statistical shape model and conditional Gaussian model techniques were used to register the atlas with the x-ray image and optical photo. The accuracy of the atlas registration was evaluated by comparing the registered atlas with the organ-labeled micro-CT images of the test subjects. The results showed excellent registration accuracy of the whole-body region, and good accuracy for the brain, liver, heart, lungs and kidneys. In its implementation, the MARS was integrated with a preclinical PET scanner to deliver combined PET/MARS imaging, and to facilitate atlas-assisted analysis of the preclinical PET images.Physics in Medicine and Biology 09/2012; 57(19):6063-77. DOI:10.1088/0031-9155/57/19/6063 · 2.76 Impact Factor
Conference Paper: Optimization of energy window and multiple event acceptance policy for PETbox4, a high sensitivity preclinical imaging tomograph[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: PETBox4 is a preclinical system dedicated to imaging mice. This system is composed by four detector panels, each made by a 24 × 50 array of 1.825 × 1.825 × 7 mm BGO crystals. The face to face crystal separation of the detectors is 5 cm, generating a 4.5 × 4.5 × 9.4 cm field of view (FOV). The result is a tomograph with a large detection solid angle, which in combination with a wide open energy window achieves high peak detection efficiency (~17%). Despite the small size of the typical imaged subjects, these design features also increase the fraction of accepted crystal and object scattered events, which reduce the overall image signal to noise ratio. In this work, we investigated the system acquisition configuration settings necessary to optimize the NEC (Noise equivalent Counts) and image quality. A Monte Carlo simulation software package was used (GATE) to investigate the different types of events detected as a function of energy window settings and multiple event acceptance policy. This was done for a realistic distribution of activity and attenuation coefficients in the PETBox4 FOV, based on emission data from an in-vivo preclinical PET image from an average sized mouse (30g). Based on the simulations, the NEC rate was optimized for a dual energy window that accepts both low (50-175 keY) and high (410-650 keY) energy events. This indicates that low energy events that are composed mostly from single crystal scatter contribute useful image information, while events in the middle of the energy spectrum (175keV-410keV), tend to include large fractions of crystal backscatter as well as object scatter and do not contribute significantly in data signal to noise ratio. As a result of the same simulations, a new policy for the acceptance of multiple events was introduced, implementing a "KiIlAIl" multiple policy, further improving the NEe. Overall, these two optimization parameters improved the NEC rate by 56%, providing a signifi- ant advantage in image signal to noise ratio.Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2012 IEEE; 01/2012
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ABSTRACT: PETbox is a low cost bench top preclinical PET scanner dedicated to pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic mouse studies. A prototype system was developed at our institute, and this manuscript characterizes the performance of the prototype system. The PETbox detector consists of a 20 × 44 bismuth germanate crystal array with a thickness of 5 mm and cross-section size of 2.05 × 2.05 mm. Two such detectors are placed facing each other at a spacing of 5 cm, forming a dual-head geometry optimized for imaging mice. The detectors are kept stationary during the scan, making PETbox a limited angle tomography system. 3D images are reconstructed using a maximum likelihood and expectation maximization (ML-EM) method. The performance of the prototype system was characterized based on a modified set of the NEMA NU 4-2008 standards. In-plane image spatial resolution was measured to be an average of 1.53 mm full width at half maximum for coronal images and 2.65 mm for the anterior-posterior direction. The volumetric reconstructed resolution was below 8 mm(3) at most locations in the field of view (FOV). The sensitivity, scatter fraction, and noise equivalent count rate (NECR) were measured for different energy windows. With an energy window of 150 - 650 keV and a timing window of 20 ns optimized for mouse imaging, the peak absolute sensitivity was 3.99% at the center of FOV and a peak NECR of 20 kcps was achieved for a total activity of 3.2 MBq (86.8 μCi). Phantom and in vivo imaging studies were performed and demonstrated the utility of the system at low activity levels. The quantitation capabilities of the system were also characterized showing that despite the limited angle tomography, reasonably good quantification accuracy was achieved over a large dynamic range of activity levels. The presented results demonstrate the potential of this new tomograph for small animal imaging.Molecular imaging and biology: MIB: the official publication of the Academy of Molecular Imaging 10/2011; 13(5):949-61. DOI:10.1007/s11307-010-0413-y · 2.77 Impact Factor
Article: A β-Camera Integrated with a Microfluidic Chip for Radioassays Based on Real-Time Imaging of Glycolysis in Small Cell Populations[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: An integrated β-camera and microfluidic chip was developed that is capable of quantitative imaging of glycolysis radioassays using (18)F-FDG in small cell populations down to a single cell. This paper demonstrates that the integrated system enables digital control and quantitative measurements of glycolysis in B-Raf(V600E)-mutated melanoma cell lines in response to specific B-Raf inhibition. The β-camera uses a position-sensitive avalanche photodiode to detect charged particle-emitting probes within a microfluidic chip. The integrated β-camera and microfluidic chip system was calibrated, and the linearity was measured using 4 different melanoma cell lines (M257, M202, M233, and M229). Microfluidic radioassays were performed with cell populations ranging from hundreds of cells down to a single cell. The M229 cell line has a homozygous B-Raf(V600E) mutation and is highly sensitive to a B-Raf inhibitor, PLX4032. A microfluidic radioassay was performed over the course of 3 days to assess the cytotoxicity of PLX4032 on cellular (18)F-FDG uptake. The β-camera is capable of imaging radioactive uptake of (18)F-FDG in microfluidic chips. (18)F-FDG uptake for a single cell was measured using a radioactivity concentration of 37 MBq/mL during the radiotracer incubation period. For in vitro cytotoxicity monitoring, the β-camera showed that exposure to 1 μM PLX4032 for 3 days decreased the (18)F-FDG uptake per cell in highly sensitive M229 cells, compared with vehicle controls. The integrated β-camera and microfluidic chip can provide digital control of live cell cultures and allow in vitro quantitative radioassays for multiple samples simultaneously.Journal of Nuclear Medicine 05/2011; 52(5):815-21. DOI:10.2967/jnumed.110.078725 · 6.16 Impact Factor
Article: Evaluation of transimpedance amplifiers for readout of a position sensitive avalanche photodiode[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: BetaBox, a direct detection beta camera utilizing a 13.5×13.5mm2 active area position sensitive avalanche photodiode (PSAPD) (Radiation Monitoring Devices) is currently being developed to image distributions of charged particles in microfluidic chips. The previously reported signal processing chain incorporated charge sensitive amplifiers (Cremat Inc., CR-110) in the frontend readout design. Charge sensitive amplifiers, particularly the CR-110 product, are commonly used as preamplifiers when reading out PSAPDs. However, the 140µs pulse decay of this device suggests a possible count rate limitation in the performance of the beta camera. To address this limitation, the frontend readout was redesigned to replace the charge sensitive amplifiers with op-amps configured as transimpedance amplifiers. We hypothesize that, since the equivalent circuit of the PSAPD appears more like a charge division network loaded by a large semiconductor junction capacitance (∼150 pF) than an APD, this signal source can be optimally processed using the transimpedance amplifier approach. Results show that the designed signal processing chain using a transimpedance amplifier with 100ns RC time constant displays not only comparable image quality to the previous signal chain using the CR-110 but also reduced image distortion at high count rates.01/2011; DOI:10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154572
Conference Paper: Design and initial performance of PETbox4, a high sensitivity preclinical imaging tomograph[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: PETBox4, currently under development at the Crump Institute is a new tomograph dedicated to preclinical imaging of mice. This system presents a significant improvement on sensitivity and spatial resolution compared to the first generation PETBox. We report here on its design and initial performance characteristics.Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2011 IEEE; 01/2011
Article: Integrated Microfluidic and Imaging Platform for a Kinase Activity Radioassay to Analyze Minute Patient Cancer Samples[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Oncogenic kinase activity and the resulting aberrant growth and survival signaling are a common driving force of cancer. Accordingly, many successful molecularly targeted anticancer therapeutics are directed at inhibiting kinase activity. To assess kinase activity in minute patient samples, we have developed an immunocapture-based in vitro kinase assay on an integrated polydimethylsiloxane microfluidics platform that can reproducibly measure kinase activity from as few as 3,000 cells. For this platform, we adopted the standard radiometric (32)P-ATP-labeled phosphate transfer assay. Implementation on a microfluidic device required us to develop methods for repeated trapping and mixing of solid-phase affinity microbeads. We also developed a solid-state beta-particle camera imbedded directly below the microfluidic device for real-time quantitative detection of the signal from this and other microfluidic radiobioassays. We show that the resulting integrated device can measure ABL kinase activity from BCR-ABL-positive leukemia patient samples. The low sample input requirement of the device creates new potential for direct kinase activity experimentation and diagnostics on patient blood, bone marrow, and needle biopsy samples.Cancer Research 11/2010; 70(21):8299-308. DOI:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-10-0851 · 9.33 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: PETbox is a low-cost benchtop PET scanner dedicated to high throughput preclinical imaging that is currently under development at our institute. This paper presents the design and characterization of the detectors that are used in the PETbox system. In this work, bismuth germanate scintillator was used for the detector, taking advantage of its high stopping power, high photoelectric event fraction, lack of intrinsic background radiation and low cost. The detector block was segmented into a pixelated array consisting of 20 × 44 elements, with a crystal pitch of 2.2 mm and a crystal cross section of 2 mm × 2 mm. The effective area of the array was 44 mm × 96.8 mm. The array was coupled to two Hamamatsu H8500 position sensitive photomultiplier tubes, forming a flat-panel type detector head with a sensitive area large enough to cover the whole body of a typical laboratory mouse. Two such detector heads were constructed and their performance was characterized. For one detector head, the energy resolution ranged from 16.1% to 38.5% full width at half maximum (FWHM), with a mean of 20.1%; for the other detector head, the energy resolution ranged from 15.5% to 42.7% FWHM, with a mean of 19.6 %. The intrinsic spatial resolution was measured to range from 1.55 mm to 2.39 mm FWHM along the detector short axis and from 1.48 mm to 2.33 mm FWHM along the detector long axis, with an average of 1.78 mm. Coincidence timing resolution for the detector pair was measured to be 4.1 ns FWHM. These measurement results show that the detectors are suitable for our specific application.IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 07/2010; 57(3-57):1038 - 1044. DOI:10.1109/TNS.2010.2046753 · 1.28 Impact Factor
Conference Paper: Performance Evaluation of PETbox: A Low Cost Bench Top PET Scanner Dedicated to High Throughput Preclinical Imaging[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: PETbox is designed to be a low cost and easy to use bench top small animal PET scanner dedicated for high throughput quantitative pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies. To achieve this goal, the scanner is integrated with a complete animal management system that provides life support including reproducible positioning, temperature control, anesthesia, real-time monitoring of animal respiration and a pathogen barrier. This approach minimizes the overall cost and complexity of preclinical PET imaging and should enable non-imaging scientists to embrace the technology. The system uses two opposing detector heads, each one consisting of a pixilated BGO array coupled to two H8500 multi-channel photomultiplier tubes. The BGO crystals were segmented into 20 x 44 arrays with a pixel pitch of 2.2 mm and a total active area of 44 mm x 96.8 mm. Position and timing signals from the photomultiplier tube readout circuitry were connected to a field programmable gate array (FPGA) board with eight ADC channels, each running at 100MHz. Signal processing algorithms were developed for the FPGA to process received PET events and raw list-mode data were generated by the FPGA board and transferred to a host PC for storage. Basic system performance parameters were measured. The system has an average intrinsic spatial resolution of 1.72mm FWHM along detector long axis and 1.84mm FWHM along detector short axis. The coincidence timing resolution was measured to be 4.1ns FWHM. The average energy resolution of the crystals was 19.8% and the absolute sensitivity of the system was measured to be 3.8% at the center of the gantry. Initial imaging studies were also performed with live mice. A mouse tumor xenograft was imaged 1 hour after a 32uCi [18F]FDG injection for 20 minutes. 3D images were generated using a MLEM method. Results demonstrate the capability and potential of the PETbox system for dedicated high throughput mouse studies such as biodistribution and organ uptake quantification.Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2009 IEEE; 12/2009
Article: Optimal design of a new kinetic strategy for extracting FDG transport and uptake information in microfluidic multi-chamber cell culture chip coupled with PSAPD camera[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Information on the transport and phosphorylation rate constants (k1,k2,k3,k4,Ki) of a tracer reflects the biological state of cells. A microfluidic cell culture chip coupled with PSAPD camera (MF-PSAPD) has been developed to give continuous measurements of radioactivity in individual wells. However, constant infusion (CI) of PET tracers through the chambers would give high background activity due to the relatively large volume space of the infusing medium in the wells of cultured cells that compromise the ability of the setup to estimate the k values. New strategies of controlling the infusion and tracer level are needed to provide reliable estimates of the parameters. A switching strategy (SS) was conceived that consists of multiple medium-infusion cycles, each of which has a tracer incubation (TI) period followed by a background-removed (BR) period (tracer-free medium). In this paper, equally switching strategy (ESS) with 12 cycles of constant TI and BR periods (5 min each) was evaluated by computer simulation and by experiments on MF-PSAPD using the tracer fluorodeoxy-glucose (FDG) and the four parameter FDG model. The SS was further optimized by using a simulated annealing algorithm and D-optimal criterion to obtain optimal switching strategy (OSS). Simulations showed that the 12-cycle ESS did not perform as well (i.e., with larger estimated variability of the model parameters) as a 5-cycle OSS that also has multiple practical advantages. Patterns of OSS were found to be insensitive to the variation of cell number and k values, and all tended to have longer TI at the beginning but longer BR at later times. Estimated k values with SS have large reduction in %CV compared to those of CI, with the largest reduction for Ki--from 762% down to 26% under the same count rate conditions. The new optimized strategy of tracer incubation/measurement is able to provide reliable estimates of FDG k's in MF-PSAPD.IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium conference record. Nuclear Science Symposium 01/2009; DOI:10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401941
Conference Paper: Design and characterization of a biomedical device capable of pico-CI level beta detection for the study of cell metabolism[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: A new system is being developed to allow imaging of charged particles in microfluidic chip using position sensitive avalanche photodiodes (PSAPD). The new imaging system was created by placing the PSAPD detector with close proximity to the PDMS microchip. The new system therefore is capable of quantifying tiny amounts of these radiolabeled probes over time. The PSAPD can be used for the direct detection of positrons and other charged particles. In our studies, the performance of the system has been carried out. A gradient of solution containing radioactive positron emitting fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) was imaged from a microchip. Results have shown that sensitivities as low as 56 plusmn 0.1 pCi in a 4 mm<sup>2</sup> region of interest (ROI) (14 pCi/mm<sup>2</sup>) and line pair spatial resolution of 0.5 mm can be achieved. Moreover, the application to cell biology was successfully performed in which currently radioactive signal from less than one hundred cells can be detected and resolved clearly in the system.Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2008. MEMS 2008. IEEE 21st International Conference on; 02/2008
Conference Paper: Investigation of the minimum detectable activity level of a preclinical LSO PET scanner[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Novel molecular imaging applications increasingly involve studies where very low amount of activity is present. This operation point can be challenging in terms of image quality especially when the intrinsic detector activity from scintillators such as LSO is considered. LSO crystals contain <sup>176</sup>Lu which emits beta<sup>-</sup> particles followed by gamma photons, resulting in the detection of true and random events. This background activity has been shown to contribute a significant percentage of the total detected true events, when a very weak activity distribution is imaged. This can affect the weakest signal that can be detected by an LSO PET scanner which determines its "detection limit" and is evaluated by the parameter of minimum detectable activity or MDA. A series of acquisitions was performed in order to study the effect of the energy window to the intrinsic true and randoms rate. The experiments were also simulated with GATE, and the results were validated by comparing them with the experiment. Four square regions each with a unique signal to background activity concentration ratio were used. The background activity level was held constant between the different regions, while the activity of the point sources varied in 4 selected levels. The signal to background ratio was calculated separately for each region. The energy spectrum of the intrinsic background activity and its contribution to the total energy spectrum both for singles and coincidences was estimated through the GATE simulation. We histogrammed both the measured and simulated data on various time frames, which we reconstructed using the filtered backprojection algorithm. Every image was quantified based on the Currie equation in order to associate an MDA value for each of the 4 point sources as a function of the frame length. In the case of the microPET Focus 220 a total amount of 4nCi/mm<sup>3</sup> can be reliably detected for frame lengths longer than 5 min and at regions where the- signal to background activity concentration ratio is higher than 4. In the case of higher contrast regions detection can be achieved even for frame lengths down to 1 min.Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2007. NSS '07. IEEE; 12/2007
Conference Paper: Performance of an integrated microfluidic chip and position sensitive APD for the detection of beta emitting probes in cell cultures[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: A new device has been developed that allows imaging of charged particle emitting probes in a microfluidic circuit using a position sensitive avalanche photodiode (PSAPD). Microfluidic chips are an emerging technology that have been used in applications such as the synthesis of new molecular probes and incubation of live cell cultures in microfluidic chambers. This new device works by direct contact of the PSAPD detector with the substrate layer of a microfluidic chip and provides 2- dimensional images of the distribution of beta emitting probes over time. The spatial resolution of the PSAPD detector for beta particle imaging was evaluated with <sup>18</sup>F line sources. The FWHM was measured to be 0.4 mm at the center of the field of view. The sensitivity of the device for <sup>18</sup>F beta particle detection was evaluated as a function of substrate thickness between the source and detector surface. One of the applications of this new detector system is for the imaging of live cell cultures in a microfluidic environment. Preliminary images have also been acquired showing the uptake of [<sup>18</sup>F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([<sup>18</sup>F]FDG) probes in live cells incubated in a microfluidic chamber. Images of [<sup>18</sup>F]FDG uptake were acquired with less than 200 incubated cells over a period of 3 days. An increase in cellular [<sup>18</sup>F]FDG uptake was also observed by increasing the time period between cell feeding and [<sup>18</sup>F]FDG incubation in the cell chamber.Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2007. NSS '07. IEEE; 01/2007
Conference Paper: Evaluation of the maximum a posteriori (MAP) Reconstruction on a microPET Focus220 scanner[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Spatial resolution and noise are strongly related properties and therefore meaningful evaluations of imaging systems and reconstruction algorithms should always include estimates of both. We have evaluated the performance of a statistical maximum a posteriori probability (MAP) reconstruction algorithm in terms of contrast recovery and signal to noise ratio (SNR) in comparison to filtered-backprojection (FBP) on a microPET Focus220 scanner. Printed <sup>18</sup>F point sources sitting on uniform backgrounds were used as contrast recovery phantoms to evaluate the MAP and FBP performance. With this inkjet printed source method, the contrast recovery phantom was created with well controlled contrast levels and no finite boundaries were introduced between signal and background. The activities and contrast levels we used in our experiment were close to tumor uptakes and tumor to background contrasts in realistic mouse scans. Contrast evaluation demonstrated that at any given noise level, MAP reconstruction performance was better than FBP. To evaluate the effects of scatter in the two image reconstruction algorithms, analytical scatter correction was applied on a small animal mouse phantom containing water and air filled cavities and then reconstructed with both FBP and MAP algorithm. Residual activity in non-radioactive regions after scatter correction was proved to be similar for MAP and FBP reconstructions.Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2007. NSS '07. IEEE; 01/2007
Conference Paper: Optimization of design parameters of a prototype CCD-based lens-coupled imaging system for the detection of beta particles in a microfluidic chip[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Microfluidic chips are an emerging technology that facilitates the study of molecular processes in nano-liter levels in a finely controlled manner. A prototype imaging system capable of detecting and quantifying very small amounts of beta particles in a microfluidic chip, utilizing a scintillator, an optical lens, and a charge coupled device (CCD), was developed and proof of concept was previously demonstrated [1]. In this study, we optimized the system design parameters, such as CCD binning and types of scintillators, and evaluated the system performance for spatial resolution and minimum detectable activity. Pixel binning of the CCD during readout process improved the signal-to-noise ratio with no spatial resolution degradation in beta particle imaging of <sup>18</sup>F, up to a binning of 3times3 in our study, which was equivalent to 44 mum times 44 mum pixels in an object plane with a magnification of 0.5. The full width at half maximum (FWHM) of line sources with a finite width of 115 mum were measured to be 493 mum with a plastic scintillator and 289 mum with a CsI(Tl) scintillator. The minimum detectable activities were measured to be 360 pCi/mm<sup>2</sup> with a plastic scintillator and 40 pCi/mm<sup>2</sup> with a CsI(Tl) scintillator for a 5-min acquisition.Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2007. NSS '07. IEEE; 01/2007
Article: Preliminary performance of optical PET (OPET) detectors for the detection of visible light photons[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The Optical Positron Emission Tomography (OPET) system will provide the capabilities of bioluminescence and PET modalities in one combined imaging system. Bioluminescence light emitted in vivo has a spectrum ranging from 550 700 nm. The optical photon signals detected are approximately two orders lower in amplitude and one order shorter in duration compared to scintillation light pulses from a 511 keV gamma-event. In this study the performance characteristics of the OPET detectors for bioluminescence imaging were evaluated. The detection uniformity was measured for wavelengths between 400 700 nm and normalization maps were used to correct the acquired images. The spatial resolution along the transaxial and axial directions was 2.30 and 2.38 mm FWHM, respectively. The average dark counts for the detector was 76±30 cps at an ambient temperature of 20°.Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 12/2006; 569:563-566. DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2006.08.138 · 1.22 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A new device is being developed that will allow imaging of the distribution of charged particles in microfluidic circuits, using a scintillator, a lens and a charge coupled device (CCD). Microfluidic chips are an emerging technology that will facilitate the study of molecular processes in pico-liter levels in a finely controlled manner. The ability to quantify low amounts of radioactivity in a microfluidic chip will provide researchers with a platform to investigate molecular processes in a controlled in-vitro environment. The new detector system consists of a plastic scintillator, a C-mount compact lens, and a Sony ICX285AL interline-transfer CCD cooled with a Peltier device. A microfluidic chip filled with fluoro-deoxy-glucose (FDG) solution was coupled to a plastic scintillator and the set up was placed inside a light-tight box for imaging. Preliminary studies were performed to test the feasibility of using the scintillator-based CCD detector system for this application. The CCD performance parameters were characterized by the photon transfer curve. The camera gain constant and read-out noise were measured to be 0.746 e-/ADU (analog-to-digital unit) and 8 e-, respectively. The dark current was also investigated with different temperatures and binning factors. The spatial resolution was measured and line pairs of FDG in a microfluidic chip were discernable down to a 0.5 mm separation. The system was able to quantify the activity level reliably down to 5 nCi/mm<sup>2</sup>.Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2006. IEEE; 12/2006
Conference Paper: Direct Detection of Beta Particles on a Microfluidic Chip using Position Sensitive APDs[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: A new device is being developed that will allow imaging of the distribution of charged particles in microfluidic circuits, using position sensitive avalanche photodiodes (PSAPD). Microfluidic chips are an emerging technology that will facilitate the synthesis and study of new molecular imaging probes. These poly-dimethylsiloxane (PDMS) chips are low in cost to custom design and produce, and their development/prototyping cycles are relatively short. They can contain a variety of microcircuitry and microwells for manipulating nanoliter volumes of solutions. The new imaging device will be created by direct contact of a PSAPD detector with the fluidic layer of a PDMS chip and will provide 2-dimensional images of the distribution of beta emitting radiolabeled probes on the chip. Furthermore, the new device will also be capable of quantifying small amounts of these radiolabeled probes over time. The PSAPD will be used for the direct detection of positrons and other charged particles. Preliminary studies were performed in our laboratory to test the feasibility of detecting small amounts of radioactive positron emitting fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in a prototype device. Results have shown that sensitivities as low as 56 plusmn 0.1 pCi in a 4 mm<sup>2</sup> ROI (14 pCi/mm<sup>2</sup>) and line pair spatial resolution of 0.5 mm can be achieved.Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2006. IEEE; 12/2006
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"now, there's the 2DS, 3DS, and New 3DS XL"
In my area of the USA I have not seen the regular 3DS in months/close to year on store shelves. All I see are 2DS and 3DS XL. So I would say his statement is BS not "honesty".
I see lots of people in the USA with cases on their smart phones so why laugh and pretty much mock the face plates for New 3DS?
The whole New 3DS situation is a joke. The not so simple transfer process, unscrewing the back to get to the Micro SD card (Most people don't already own a size 0 screwdriver), the fact that they switched to Mirco SD (I was perfectly happy with using a regular SD card), no charger included. (Yes I know they have been not including a charger in other countries for awhile now).
Nintendo we love your games and we want to support you... but you sure like to make it hard as hell to do so. I want to be excited about getting a new/updated console, not stressed! This update takes some nice steps forward (Better 3D, Nub, Amiibo, Faster CPU) but so many steps back in design/ease of use it's keeping me from speeding $200 bucks to upgrade to one.
Actually I'm thinking of going from a 3DS XL to a 2DS. Most people say it's more comfortable (I find the 3DS XL to be uncomfortable), easy to transfer to, and no more floppy hinges. Yea the screens are small but I used to have a regular 3DS so I know what to expect screen size wise and I know it's mono speaker sound but the 3DS XL has stereo speakers and they are so freaking low I have to wear headphones anyway.


text: Wolves Federal Officials Reject Wolf Petition From Advocates By Associated Press • Jul 1, 2015 Washington Fish and Game Federal wildlife officials have rejected a petition from advocates who sought to reclassify gray wolves as a threatened species in most of the U.S. Gray wolves across most of the Lower 48 are classified as endangered, which is more protective than a threatened designation. Advocates hoped a change to threatened would pre-empt intervention from members of Congress who want to lift federal protections altogether. Jury Convicts Idaho Man Who Shot Wolf Without Required Tags By Associated Press • Jun 12, 2015 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service A northern Idaho man who shot and killed a wolf will spend six months on unsupervised probation. The Coeur d'Alene Press reports 54-year-old Forrest Mize was convicted by a jury Thursday and can petition to remove the crime from his record if he completes his probation without violations. Mize says he shot the wolf in self-defense. He later decided to keep the pelt, bringing it to a taxidermist and buying a tag. Defense lawyer Michael Palmer says Mize thought he was killing a coyote. Wyoming Wolf Pack Largest In Region By Associated Press • Apr 20, 2015 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The largest wolf pack known to exist in the West roams in northwest Wyoming. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports 24 wolves in the Lava Mountain Pack. That is nine more than any other pack surveyed this year in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington or Oregon. The Lava Mountain Pack roams a hill country about 30 miles northeast of Jackson. Fish and Wildlife Service wolf coordinator Mike Jimenez tells the Jackson Hole News & Guide that the pack had two litters of pups in 2014. Oregon Biologists Say Enough Data To Decide Wolf Protections By Associated Press • Apr 14, 2015 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife State biologists are telling the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission there is enough information to consider taking the gray wolf off the state endangered species list. A draft status review was posted Tuesday on the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife website with materials for the commission's next meeting. A final decision is not scheduled until August, but the commission is to make the first step in the process — deciding whether it has enough information to consider the issue - when it meets April 24 in Bend. Idaho Wolf Numbers Increase 13 Percent After Drop In Hunting By Associated Press • Apr 3, 2015 Debs / Flickr Creative Commons The Idaho Fish and Game Department says the number of wolves in the state has reached its highest level since 2010, following a corresponding decline in wolves killed by hunters and trappers. The department's data shows the state's wolf population grew by 13 percent last year. Roughly 770 wolves currently live in Idaho, according to the data released Friday — well above the minimum of 150 wolves that keeps the animal off the federal endangered species list. Meanwhile, hunters and trappers killed roughly 250 wolves last year — down by almost 100 from the previous year. Idaho Lawmakers Approve Spending $400,000 To Kill Wolves By Associated Press • Mar 11, 2015 Jim Peaco / Yellowstone National Park | Flickr Creative Commons Idaho lawmakers have approved spending $400,000 to kill wolves. The Spokesman-Review reports that the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved the money Tuesday for the Idaho Wolf Depredation Control Board. The vote maintains the operating budget at the same level as the previous year for the five-member board created last year and operated under the governor's office. Last year the board spent about $140,000 to kill 31 wolves between July 1 and Jan. 1 at a cost of about $4,500 per wolf. Idaho, Montana Hunters Kill 400 Wolves By Associated Press • Mar 3, 2015 Dan Stahler / Yellowstone National Park | Flickr Trappers killed 77 gray wolves in Montana during the 2014-2015 season that ended over the weekend. That's down from the previous trapping season, when 87 wolves were killed. To date, a total of 204 wolves have been killed by hunters and trappers this winter. Montana's rifle hunting season for the animals ends March 15. Idaho hunters and trappers have killed 205 wolves, as of Feb. 25. Northeast Washington Politicians Propose To Relocate Wolves Westward By Tom Banse • Feb 6, 2015 Listen Listening... / Eleven packs of wolves have recolonized northeastern Washington. Now besieged politicians from that area are seriously proposing to relocate some of those protected wolves to western and southwestern Washington, where there are none. Idaho Wolf Control Board Reports 31 Wolves Killed In 2014 By Jessica Robinson • Feb 3, 2015 Listen Listening... / Thirty-one wolves were killed in the first six months of Idaho's new Wolf Depredation Control Board. Breeding Wolf Pairs On The Decline In Idaho By Jessica Robinson • Jan 23, 2015 Jim Peaco / Yellowstone National Park This story was updated Jan. 23, 2015. Idaho biologists say the number of wolves is likely declining, but their count of breeding pairs of wolves -- a key number used to measure the health of the state's wolf population -- has actually gone up. Initial estimates suggested the number of breeding pairs could be as low as 15. But Idaho Fish & Game biologist Jim Hayden said that they have been able to confirm at least 22 breeding pairs, up two from last year's count. No Wolves Killed At Idaho Predator Derby By Associated Press • Jan 5, 2015 Jim Peaco / Yellowstone National Park Hunters participating in a wolf- and coyote-shooting contest in east-central Idaho killed 30 coyotes but no wolves. Idaho for Wildlife's Steve Alder says the Predator Hunting Contest and Fur Rendezvous that ran Friday through Sunday near Salmon drew less than 100 hunters, down slightly from last year. A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck about 60 miles to the north of Salmon on Saturday and was followed by aftershocks on Sunday. Second Annual Idaho Wolf Hunting Derby Underway By Samantha Wright • Jan 2, 2015 Dan Stahler / Yellowstone National Park | Flickr A hunting derby, with top prizes for wolves and coyotes, is underway in Salmon. It's the second year in a row for the controversial event. The group Idaho for Wildlife is handing out a $1,000 each for the most wolves and the most coyotes killed. A year ago, more than 230 hunters converged near Salmon for the derby. No wolves were shot, and 21 coyotes were killed. Last year, the Humane Society of the United States issued one of the strongest rebukes of the event. It called the contest a "wolf massacre" and labeled organizers as "ruthless." Study: Killing Wolves Means More Livestock Attacks By Associated Press • Dec 3, 2014 Heidi Schuyt / Flickr Creative Commons Scientists have found that, contrary to what many people think, killing wolves does not always reduce attacks on livestock. Researchers at Washington State University found that for every wolf killed in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming over the past 25 years, there was a 5 percent increase in the sheep and cattle killed the next year. Livestock kills only started going down after overall wolf numbers were reduced by more than 25 percent. The study was published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One. BLM Reverses Decision, Says No To Idaho Wolf Derby Permit By Samantha Wright & Associated Press • Nov 25, 2014 Washington Fish and Game After giving the OK to a wolf hunting competition on Idaho public land, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has reversed its decision. Officers Recommend Charge In Wolf Shooting Just Over Idaho Border By Associated Press • Nov 24, 2014 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Washington fish and wildlife officers are recommending a misdemeanor charge against a farmer accused of illegally shooting a wolf last month. Whitman County Prosecutor Denis Tracy tells the Moscow-Pullman Daily News that he'll review the investigation report and the law before making a decision about whether to file charges. The wolf was shot southwest of Pullman on Oct. 12. Under Washington law, a wolf can only be shot if it is in the act of attacking pets or livestock. One Side Effect Of Hunting Wolves? They're Having More Sex By Jessica Robinson • Nov 17, 2014 Jim Peaco / Yellowstone National Park A new study out of Canada reveals a surprising side-effect that hunting may have on wolves. Researchers wanted to compare the hormone levels in wolves that often deal with hunters' fire, versus wolves that are hunted very little. They were able to measure levels of progesterone, testosterone and the stress hormone cortisol by looking at samples of wolf hair from different parts of northern Canada. Second Lawsuit Filed Against Idaho Wolf Hunting Derby By Associated Press • Nov 14, 2014 Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Three environmental groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to halt a wolf- and coyote-hunting derby set for early January in east-central Idaho. WildEarth Guardians, Cascadia Wildlands and the Boulder-White Clouds Council filed the lawsuit late Thursday in federal court in Idaho against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service. The groups contend the BLM violated environmental laws on Thursday by issuing Idaho for Wildlife a special use permit to hold the competitive derby on BLM land. Federal Wildlife Officials Analyzing 38,000 Comments On Idaho Wolf Derby By Associated Press • Oct 28, 2014 Jim Peaco / Yellowstone National Park Federal officials are going through some 38,000 comments concerning a proposed wolf- and coyote-hunting derby on public land in the east-central part of the state. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management's extended comment period ended last Thursday concerning Idaho for Wildlife's request for a Jan. 2-4 competitive event near Salmon. If the agency grants the permit it will be good for additional derbies for five years. BLM officials are analyzing the impacts of an estimated 500 hunters on about 3 million acres of BLM land over a three-day period. A Year On The Ragged Edge Of The West With Author Bryce Andrews By Bob Kustra • Oct 7, 2014 This Reader's Corner interview initially was broadcast in January, 2014. During the summer of 2007, a city kid from Seattle lived out an adventure most wannabe cowboys only dream of. Bryce Andrews spent a year working on the Sun Ranch — an expansive area of rangeland in the breathtaking wilderness of southwest Montana — mending fences, riding horses, roping cattle and transforming himself into a true ranch hand. It fulfilled his heart's desire to live among the wild. And, as Andrews writes, it "might have been a simple, pretty story, if not for the wolves." Report Finds Minimal Environmental Impacts From Idaho Wolf, Coyote Hunting Derby By Jessica Robinson • Oct 2, 2014 Jim Peaco / Yellowstone National Park | Flickr Creative Commons Federal land managers in Idaho project minimal environmental damage from allowing a predator hunting derby to take place in the north-eastern part of the state. 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Undergraduates in Communicative Disorders are encouraged to pursue experiential opportunities prior to graduate study. Although direct clinical experience is not offered to students at the undergraduate level, students can become involved and gain exposure to clinical populations by participating in internships and volunteer activities. Students may participate in internships offered through the Office of Internships and Experiential Education during their junior and senior years. The Office of Internships and Experiential Education is located in Roosevelt Hall, first floor, and internships are available for students in any semester, fall, spring or summer. Students may also become involved in faculty sponsored internships, or participate in community based volunteer work. These activities help students to become professionals in the helping services.
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I have to prepend some arbitrary text to an existing, but very large (2 - 10 GB range) text file. With the file being so large, I'm trying to avoid reading the entire file in to memory. But am I being too conservative with a line-by-line iteration? Would moving to a readlines(sizehint) approach give me much of a performance advantage over my current approach?
The delete-and-move at the end is less than ideal but, as far as I know, there's no way to do this sort of manipulation with linear data, in place. But I'm not so well versed in Python -- maybe there's something unique to Python I can exploit to do this better?
import os
import shutil
def prependToFile(f, text):
f_temp = generateTempFileName(f)
inFile = open(f, 'r')
outFile = open(f_temp, 'w')
outFile.write('# START\n')
outFile.write('%s\n' % str(text))
outFile.write('# END\n\n')
for line in inFile:
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