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Device and method of scintillating quantum dots for radiation imaging

US9651682B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · US

Inventors

Eric R. Burke · Yorktown, US
Stanton L. DeHaven · Hampton, US
Phillip A. Williams · Naples, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 9, 2015
Grant date	May 16, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 17, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29L2011/0075
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A radiation imaging device includes a radiation source and a micro structured detector comprising a material defining a surface that faces the radiation source. The material includes a plurality of discreet cavities having openings in the surface. The detector also includes a plurality of quantum dots disclosed in the cavities. The quantum dots are configured to interact with radiation from the radiation source, and to emit visible photons that indicate the presence of radiation. A digital camera and optics may be used to capture images formed by the detector in response to exposure to radiation.

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