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AssigneeSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
InventorsMatthias J. Schmand, Lars A. Eriksson, Niraj K. Doshi, Mehmet Aykac, Ronald Nutt
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A detector array including a plurality of scintillators for use in association with an imaging device. The detector array is provided for accurate determination of the location of the impingement of radiation upon an individual scintillator detector. An air gap is disposed between the scintillator elements, thereby increasing the packing fraction and overall sensitivity of the array. The amount of light transmitted down the scintillator element and the amount of light transmitted to adjacent elements is modified to optimize the identification of each element in a position profile map by adjusting the surface finish of the detector elements.
A detector array comprising:
A detector array comprising:
In a radiation detector having a plurality of scintillator elements arranged in an array and a mechanism for maintaining a relative position of each of said scintillator elements of said array with respect to each other, the improvement comprising:
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