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Positron or beta particle detector

US10969502B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MIRION TECHNOLOGIES (CANBERRA OLEN) NV · BE

Inventors

Olivier Evrard · Olen, BE
Wilhelm Mueller · Nieheim, DE
Sofie Put · Olen, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 20, 2017
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 24, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01T1/2006
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A positron or beta particle detector comprising a first radiation sensor made of a first material and having a first thickness between a first surface and a second surface; and a second radiation sensor made of a second material and having a second thickness between a first surface and a second surface, the second radiation sensor being arranged at a first distance from the first radiation sensor; wherein the first material and the first thickness are such that a positron or beta particle can traverse the first radiation sensor from first to second surface and hit the first surface of the second radiation sensor.

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