Light output optimization
US6369391B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/4258
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A scintillator, having two faces, for use in medical diagnostic imaging devices, said devices including a plurality of light sensors for converting light generated in said scintillators to electrical signals, processors for converting the electrical signals to images and a monitor for displaying the images,said scintillator including a two dimensional distribution of intrinsic light controllers, said controllers changing the light distribution among the sensors to achieve a desired distributionwherein the light controllers focus the light such that the spread of light to detectors is reduced.
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