Input screen scintillator for an X-ray image intensifier tube and manufacturing process of this scintillator
US5298294A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J29/385
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An input screen scintillator for an X-ray image intensifier tube. The tube includes light conductive cesium iodide needles formed on an electrically conductive substrate. Each needle is entirely coated with a material such as a metal or a semiconductor which reflects the light travelling within the needle toward the inside of the needle. This coating can enhance the efficiency and resolution of the image intensifier tube.
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