Pixelated scintillation detector and method of making same
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
InventorsThomas A. Selfe, Daniel J. Herr, Peter R. Menge
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Abstract
A scintillation detector may include a pixelated scintillation crystal mechanically and optically coupled to a position sensitive photodetector, such as a position sensitive photomultiplier tube (PSPMT). The pixelated scintillation crystal may be coupled to the position sensitive photodetector without using a window between the crystal and photodetector. According to one method of constructing the scintillation detector, a solid scintillation crystal may be coupled to the position sensitive photodetector and cut while coupled to the photodetector to form the pixelated scintillation crystal.
Claims12
1-11. (canceled)
A method of making a scintillation detector, comprising:
- applying an optical coupling material between a scintillation crystal and a position sensitive photodetector to mechanically and optically couple the scintillation crystal and the position sensitive photodetector;
- cutting the scintillation crystal while coupled to the position sensitive photodetector to form a pixelated scintillation crystal including an array of crystal pixel elements;
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- applying a reflective material to the array of crystal pixel elements.
21-25. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.