Detector diode
US9778373B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F39/189
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a radiation sensor for use particularly in, but by no means exclusively, in measuring radiation dose in photon or electron fields such as for radiation medicine, including radiotherapy and radiation based diagnosis. According to the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor radiation detector comprising a radiation sensitive detector element arranged such that it forms a continuous radiation sensitive portion having surfaces oriented in at least two non-parallel directions.
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