Scintillator arrays for radiation detectors and methods of manufacture
US6898265B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/202
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A pixilated scintillator array for a radiation detector of an imaging system includes a plurality of scintillator pixels arranged side by side in an array. The scintillator pixels are separated from adjacent scintillator pixels by gaps. Each scintillator pixels includes a top surface, a plurality of side surfaces, and a first layer covering the top surface and the side surfaces of each scintillator pixel. The first layer is formed from a smoothing coating. A second layer formed from a reflective metal coating covers the first layer, and a third layer formed from a barrier coating covers the second layer.
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