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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158947 | Active voltage divider for detector A voltage divider for supplying a photomultiplier. The voltage divider may include a plurality of active circuits, each of the active circuits configured to establish divided voltage levels at separate ports of a photomultiplier. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158948 | Scintillating crystal detector A detector using scintillating crystals is provided. The scintillating crystal is based on cerium doped lutetium yttrium orthosilicate (Ce:LYSO). With calcium (Ca) doped into Ce:LYSO, the electrovalence of Ce is further uniformly distributed. The scintillating cryst... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153981 | Radiation detector assembly A radiation detector assembly comprises a radiation scintillator detector for generating a light signal as a function of radiation detected. A light detector is operatively connectable with the radiation scintillator detector for receiving a light signal from the ra... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153982 | Yttrium-containing scintillator compositions, devices and methods The present invention relates to scintillator compositions and related devices and methods. The scintillator compositions may include, for example, a scintillation compound and a dopant, the scintillation compound having the formula CsLi(LaxY1-x | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148693 | Multiple screen detection systems The present specification discloses an improved detection system employing multiple screens for greater detection efficiency. More particularly, a first enclosure has two adjacent walls, each with interior surfaces, a first end and a second end. The first ends of th... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143582 | Scintillator device A detector includes a scintillator crystal having a front face and a rear face, a backplate disposed proximal to the rear face of the scintillator crystal, and a biasing member disposed proximal to the backplate and applying a biasing force to the backplate. In turn... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8134129 | Microchannel plate, gas proportional counter and imaging device An object of the present invention is to provide a microchannel plate having excellent characteristics which enable to attain both high luminance and high resolution at the same time, a gas proportional counter using such a microchannel plate and an imaging device. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129685 | Fluorescent material, scintillator using same, and radiation detector using same Problem: The problem is to provide a fluorescent material for a scintillator to be used in a radiation detector. In view of this, the fluorescent material must have a high fluorescent intensity and a low level of afterglow 1 to 300 ms after the termination of... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8093561 | Thyroid uptake measurement apparatus Disclosed is a thyroid uptake measurement apparatus, in which a radiation attenuation filter is detachably provided at the leading end of a collimator of a radiation detector. The radiation attenuation filter inhibits the saturation of signals when gamma rays exceed... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8071948 | Aircraft having an integrated radiation detection system and method therefor A radiation detection aircraft has at least one component member of the aircraft having scintillator material. A signal converter is coupled to the at least one component member. An accumulator is coupled to the signal converter. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8058619 | Radiation detector A radiation detector comprises a tool housing. The tool housing has a substantially cylindrical tubular shape. A radiation sensor generates a signal in response to detecting radiation. The radiation sensor is locatable within the tool housing. A signal processor is ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8035084 | Cassette type radiographic image solid-state detector A cassette type radiographic image solid-sate detector that is an FPD compatible with a CR cassette, thin-shaped with s sufficient strength, capable of preventing a housing from being deformed by external stress to deal with an external shock, and capable of portabl... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8030616 | Radiation image capturing system, sorting apparatus for sorting image capturing instruction information, program and radiation image capturing method A radiation image capturing system includes an image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject by irradiating the subject with a radiation emitted from a radiation source, a supply apparatus for supplying image capturing instruction informatio... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8008624 | X-ray detector fabrication methods and apparatus therefrom A method includes fabricating an energy detector using a sol-gel process. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7977641 | Scintillator, associated detecting device and method A scintillator is provided, comprising: a composition of formula (Lu1-x-y-zCexInyM1z)2SiO5, wherein M1 is Y, Sc, Gd, or a combination thereof; 0.00001 | 07/12/2011 |
| 7977640 | Scintillation article including a photomultiplier tube article A scintillation article including a scintillation detector coupled to a photomultiplier tube (PMT) housing, and a PMT assembly disposed within the PMT housing. The scintillation article further includes a cap assembly selectively coupled to the PMT assembly, wherein... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7952075 | Neutron absorption detector A method of detecting an activator, the method including impinging a receptor material that is not predominately water and lacks a photoluminescent material with an activator and generating Cherenkov effect light due to the activator impinging the receptor material.... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7947956 | Fluorescent material, a method of manufacturing the fluorescent material, a radiation detector using the fluorescent material, and an X-ray CT scanner Scintillator with both high fluorescence intensity and weak afterglow, can be offered. An aspect in accordance with the present invention provides, a fluorescent material with garnet structure containing Gd, Al, Ga, and O at least, containing Lu and/or Y, and... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7928396 | Method for obtaining a scintillation structure A method for obtaining a scintillation body comprising the steps of readying a matrix of binding material within which is present a plurality of scintillation crystals, obtaining a plurality of channels within the matrix and around the crystals and inserting metalli... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928397 | Gamma camera including a scintillator and an image intensifier A gamma-ray or X-ray detection device including a scintillator configured to convert gamma rays or X-rays into optical radiation, an optical image intensifier configured to intensify the optical radiation to generate intensified optical radiation, an optical couplin... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7915589 | Imaging apparatus, imaging system, its controlling method, and storage medium storing its program An idling time period after applying a bias to a conversion element until a start of an accumulation of the conversion element for deriving an image and an accumulation period from the start of the accumulation to a termination of the accumulation are measured. An o... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7902509 | Photomultiplier tube and radiation detecting device A vacuum vessel is configured by hermetically joining a faceplate to one end of a side tube and a stem to the other end via a tubular member. A photocathode, a focusing electrode, dynodes, a drawing electrode, and anodes are arranged within the vacuum vessel. The dy... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7888647 | X-ray detector assemblies and related computed tomography systems X-ray detector assemblies and related computed tomography systems are provided. In this regard, a representative X-ray detector assembly includes: a scintillator assembly having a scintillation component and an optical fiber; the scintillation component being operat... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7868297 | Covering of scintillation detector with a reflective coating The present invention discloses a scintillation detector 10 comprising a scintillation crystal 12 covered by an inner coating layer 14, said inner coating layer 14 being reflective to light spectrum, and said inner coating layer 14... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7863572 | Fracture-resistant lanthanide scintillators Lanthanide halide alloys have recently enabled scintillating gamma ray spectrometers comparable to room temperature semiconductors ( | 01/04/2011 |
| 7834319 | Nanophosphor composite scintillators comprising a polymer matrix An improved nanophosphor composite comprises surface modified nanophosphor particles in a solid matrix. The nanophosphor particle surface is modified with an organic ligand, or by covalently bonding a polymeric or polymeric precursor material. The surface modified n... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7820973 | Method of identifying the energy range of radiation from radioactive material and system for detecting the same A method of identifying the energy range of radiation includes a system having a detector with energy differentiation characteristics, an electronic amplifier of a dual energy window, a data acquisition card, a digital threshold controller, a database, and a radiati... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820974 | Scintillation detector and method of making A method of assembling a detector includes conditioning a rare-earth halide scintillator crystal in a sealed container, wherein the conditioning process includes heating the scintillator crystal, reducing the pressure within the sealed container for an evacuation pe... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7772558 | Multi-layer radiation detector and related methods The present invention provides radiation detectors and related methods, including methods of making radiation detectors and devices, as well as methods of performing radiation detection. A radiation detector includes a first resin coating formed on at least a surfac... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7767971 | High light yield fast scintillator The invention concerns a material comprising a compound of formula Pr(1-x-y)LnyCexX3 wherein—Ln is chosen from the elements or mixtures of at least two elements, of the group: La, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Y, —X is chosen fr... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7763858 | Apparatus and method for measuring radioactive material in a matrix Methods and apparatus are provided for measuring emissions from radioactive material in a matrix. Consideration is made in the variation in counts observed at different rational positions of the body of material so as to establish the information about the position ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7759645 | Scintillation materials with reduced afterglow and method of preparation Scintillation materials having an alkali halide host material, a (first) scintillation dopant of various types, and a variety of second dopants (co-dopants). ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7755054 | Lutetium gadolinium halide scintillators Lutetium gadolinium halide scintillators, devices and methods, including a composition having the formula LuxGd(1-x)Halide and a dopant. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7755053 | Radiation detection apparatus A radiation detection apparatus includes a radiation detection panel having a fluorescent film and photoelectric conversion elements, a support board for supporting the radiation detection panel, and a gel member displaced between the radiation detection panel and s... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7723687 | Lanthanide halide microcolumnar scintillators The present invention provides an imaging scintillation radiation detector comprising a doped lanthanide halide microcolumnar scintillator formed on a substrate. The scintillation radiation detectors of the invention typically comprise a substrate. The substrate can... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7700920 | ZnSe scintillators The present invention relates to a microcolumnar zinc selenide (ZnSe) scintillator and uses thereof, and methods of fabrication of microcolumnar scintillators using sublimation-based deposition techniques. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a scintill... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7692152 | Radiation detecting apparatus, scintillator panel, radiation detecting system, and method for producing scintillator layer A radiation detecting apparatus includes: a sensor panel that has a substrate, and has a plurality of pixels each of which has a photoelectric conversion element for converting light into an electric signal, arranged on the substrate; and a scintillator layer arrang... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7692153 | Scintillator crystal and radiation detector A scintillator crystal represented by the following general formula (1). Ln(1-y)CeyX3:M (1) wherein Ln(1-y)CeyX3 represents the chemical composition of the matrix material, Ln... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7679060 | Nanophosphor composite scintillator with a liquid matrix An improved nanophosphor scintillator liquid comprises nanophosphor particles in a liquid matrix. The nanophosphor particles are optionally surface modified with an organic ligand. The surface modified nanophosphor particle is essentially surface charge neutral, the... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7663110 | Scintillator panel and flat-panel radiation detector A scintillator panel comprising a scintillator plate containing a substrate having thereon a reflective layer, a sublayer and a scintillator layer in that order, wherein the scintillator plate is sealed with: a first protective film provided on a side of the scintil... | 02/16/2010 |
