Photosensors arranged on a surface of a scintillator
USRE49174E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A radiation detector can include a scintillator having opposing end surfaces and a plurality of discrete photosensors disposed on an end surface of the scintillator. In an embodiment, the photosensors are disposed at the corners or along the peripheral edge of the end surface, as opposed to being disposed at the center of the end surface. In an embodiment, the plurality of discrete photosensors may cover at most 80% of a surface area of the end surface of the scintillator and may not cover a center of the end surface of the scintillator. In a further embodiment, an aspect ratio of the monolithic scintillator can be selected to improve energy resolution.
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