Electron image detection system
OwnerRobert L. Brown, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
An image detection system in which a subject is supported in a position for a source of electromagnetic rays to traverse at least a portion of the subject and have the traversing rays picked up by a photointensifier which directly converts the electromagnetic rays to light rays by use of a fiber optic type scintillator converter, directly converts the light rays to a projected electronic image by a cathode face, intensifies the projected electronic image, converts the intensified electronic image back to light rays and finally displays the converted light rays on a display surface to provide a positive and vivid photographic type image of the traversing rays on the display surface.
Claims6
An image detection system including a position for support of a subject comprising:
- a source of electromagnetic rays for traversing at least a portion of the subject;
- a photointensifier with focusing electrodes, a display surface and a phosphor coated device for transmitting a light image to be displayed as an image on said display surface, and
- a converter device disposed for direct conversion of said traversing rays to light rays including reflective light tubes of fiber optic structure, contiguously disposed relative to each other and each light tube consisting of a core material that is the same material as that of each of the other light tubes and said core material consisting of a phosphoric substance enclosed with a reflecting cladding glass for emission of light rays therefrom responsive to said traversing rays and a cathode face disposed for impingement thereon of said light rays from said light tubes to provide an electron image of said traversing rays;
- said phosphor coated device being disposed for directly receiving intensified projection of said electron image from said cathode face to provide a positive and vivid definitive image of said traversing rays on said display surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.