High definition scintillation detector for medicine, homeland security and non-destructive evaluation
US8477906B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/16
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A bundle of drawn fibers that have X-ray scintillating unagglommerated nanocrystallite particles in plastic or glass cores of down to 0.1 micron spacing and claddings of X-ray absorbing compounds in the cladding composition. Optional is a cover to the bundle that blocks light from leaving the bundle at the X-ray side while allowing X-rays to pass into the cores. To image the light exiting the fiber bundle at the sub-micron level, light expansion is preferable using either a lens system or a fiber bundle expander.
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