Detector for gamma rays
US6100532A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/185
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A gamma ray detector for determining the position of gamma ray interactions has at least one module. Each module has a converter for converting gamma rays to charged particles, a scintillator for emitting light in response to charged particles produced by the converter, a photodetector to determine when light has been emitted from the scintillator, a two-coordinate position detector for determining the X and Y coordinates of charged particles interacting with the position detector, and a signal device for signaling the presence of emitted light in the photodetector and for activating the position detector.
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