An image detector
OwnerMika LASTUSAARI, Isabella NORRBO +2inventors
InventorsMika LASTUSAARI, Isabella NORRBO, Sami VUORI, Hannah BYRON
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Abstract
An image detector for a radiation-based imaging technique is disclosed. The image detector may comprise a detector material on a substrate. The detector material may be an optically active material represented by the following formula (I) (M′)8 (M″M′″)6O24(X,X′)2:M″″ Further is disclosed the use of the image detector and the use of the optically active material represented by the formula (I).
Claims20
An image detector for a radiation-based imaging technique, wherein the image detector comprises a detector material on a substrate, wherein the detector material is an optically active material represented by the following formula (I)
- (M)8(M″M′″)6O24(X,X′)2:M″″ formula (I)
- wherein
- M′ represents a monoatomic cation of an alkali metal selected from Group 1 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of an alkaline earth metal selected from Group 2 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such cations;
- M″ represents a trivalent monoatomic cation of an element selected from Group 13 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of a transition element selected from any of Groups 3-12 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such cations;
- M′″ represents a monoatomic cation of an element selected from Group 14 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of an element selected from any of Groups 13 and 15 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of Zn, or any combination of such cations;
- X represents an anion of an element selected from Group 17 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such anions, or wherein X is absent;
- X′ represents an anion of one or more elements selected from Group 16 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such anions, or wherein X′ is absent;
- and
- M″″ represents a dopant cation of an element selected from rare earth metals of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or from transition metals of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of Ba, Sr, TI, Pb, or Bi, or any combination of such cations, or wherein M″″ is absent;
- with the proviso that at least one of X and X′ is present.
A method of providing point-of-care analysis comprising providing an image detector including a detector material on a substrate, wherein the detector material is an optically active material represented by the following formula (I)
- (M′)8(M″M′″)6O24(X,X′)2:M″″ formula (I)
- wherein
- M′ represents a monoatomic cation of an alkali metal selected from Group 1 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of an alkaline earth metal selected from Group 2 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such cations;
- M″ represents a trivalent monoatomic cation of an element selected from Group 13 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of a transition element selected from any of Groups 3-12 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such cations;
- M′″ represents a monoatomic cation of an element selected from Group 14 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of an element selected from any of Groups 13 and 15 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of Zn, or any combination of such cations;
- X represents an anion of an element selected from Group 17 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such anions, or wherein X is absent;
- X′ represents an anion of one or more elements selected from Group 16 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such anions, or wherein X′ is absent;
- and
- M″″ represents a dopant cation of an element selected from rare earth metals of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or from transition metals of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of Ba, Sr, TI, Pb, or Bi, or any combination of such cations, or wherein M″″ is absent;
- with the proviso that at least one of X and X′ is present;
- and further comprising:
- performing an imaging technique on a patient.
A method of performing a radiation-based imaging technique comprising providing an image detector including detector material on a substrate, wherein the detector material is an optically active material represented by the following formula (I)
- (M′)8(M″M′″)6O24(X,X′)2:M″″ formula (I)
- wherein
- M′ represents a monoatomic cation of an alkali metal selected from Group 1 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of an alkaline earth metal selected from Group 2 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such cations;
- M″ represents a trivalent monoatomic cation of an element selected from Group 13 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of a transition element selected from any of Groups 3-12 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such cations;
- M′″ represents a monoatomic cation of an element selected from Group 14 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of an element selected from any of Groups 13 and 15 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of Zn, or any combination of such cations;
- X represents an anion of an element selected from Group 17 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such anions, or wherein X is absent;
- X′ represents an anion of one or more elements selected from Group 16 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such anions, or wherein X′ is absent;
- and
- M″″ represents a dopant cation of an element selected from rare earth metals of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or from transition metals of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of Ba, Sr, TI, Pb, or Bi, or any combination of such cations, or wherein M″″ is absent;
- with the proviso that at least one of X and X′ is present;
- and further comprising:
- performing the imaging technique.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.