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US 8,476,599 B2Granted
Curved scintillation crystal array
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
InventorLouis Perna
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Abstract
Partially and completely curved and spherical scintillation arrays are described. These arrays can provide improved imaging of a variety of subjects and objects.
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A scintillation array, comprising:
- an array of scintillation pixel elements, each of the scintillation pixel elements having a front face and a rear face, wherein:
- a first scintillation pixel element and a second scintillation pixel element are arranged such that each respective front face is disposed along a curve, and each respective rear face is configured to be coupled to one or more photodetectors;
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- the first and second pixel elements are connected via a curved common substrate that includes the scintillation material, wherein the first and second pixel elements and the common substrate comprise a scintillation material.
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A scintillation array comprising:
- first and second cuboid shaped pixels fixed in the array, each of the first and second cuboid shaped pixels has a front face and a rear face wherein:
- each respective front face is disposed along a curve, and each respective rear face is configured to be coupled to one or more photodetectors;
- a z axis of the first pixel is non-parallel to a corresponding z axis of the second pixel;
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- the first and second pixels are connected via a curved common substrate, wherein the first and second pixel elements and the common substrate comprise a scintillation material.
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