Pixelated detectors with depth of interaction sensitivity
US7932497B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/037
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A radiation detector (10, 10′) includes scintillator pixels (30) that each have a radiation-receiving end, a light-output end, and reflective sides extending therebetween. The reflective sides have a reflection characteristic (40, 40′, 41, 44) varying between the radiation-receiving end and the light-output end such that a lateral spread of light emanating from the light-output ends of the scintillator pixels responsive to a scintillation event generated in one of the scintillator pixels depends upon a depth of the scintillation event in the scintillator pixel. A plurality of light detectors (46) optically communicate with the light-output ends of the scintillator pixels to receive light produced by scintillation events.
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