Ionizing-radiation beam monitoring system
US10828513B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/29
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A transmissive ionizing-radiation beam monitoring system includes an enclosure structure with at least one ultra-thin window to an incident ionizing-radiation beam, where the ultra-thin window is highly transmissive to ionizing-radiation. Embodiments include at least one thin or ultra-thin scintillator within the enclosure structure that is substantially directly in an incident ionizing-radiation beam path and transmissive to the incident radiation beam, and at least one ultraviolet (UV) illumination source within the enclosure structure facing the scintillator. Embodiments include at least one machine vision camera within the enclosure structure located out of an incident ionizing-radiation beam path and including a camera body and lens having a projection of its optical axis oriented at an angle of incidence of 45±35 degrees to a surface of the scintillator.
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