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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158949 | Radiation detector and method for manufacturing the same A radiation detector characterized by includes a photoelectric conversion element, a scintillation layer which converts radioactive rays to fluorescence, the scintillation layer being formed on the photoelectric conversion element, and a reflective film formed on th... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8129687 | Lighting system, method of lighting, optical detector, and method of optical detection There is provided a lighting system having a high spatial resolution appropriate to a high-frequency component by evanescent waves in a negative refraction lens. The lighting system includes a light emitter thin film (106) which includes a light emitting mate... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8080801 | Inorganic scintillating mixture and a sensor assembly for charged particle dosimetry An inorganic scintillating mixture includes at least a first and a second component, each having a characteristic behavior in response to the irradiation with charged particles, such as protons and heavy ions, showing a typical Bragg peak with respect to a relative ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8044356 | Survey meter A survey meter for measuring a radioactive contamination caused in an inner surface of a pipe includes a radiation detecting section and a signal processing section. The radiation detecting section includes a rod-shaped light guide unit, a reflecting portion connect... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8039806 | Radiation detector device having an electrically conductive optical interface A radiation detector device is disclosed and includes a scintillation device having a scintillator crystal. The radiation detector device also includes a photosensor. Further, the radiation detector device includes an optical interface coupled between the scintillat... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8026489 | Device for characterizing a particle beam The invention concerns a device for analyzing a particle beam comprising at least one detector including a fiber-optic network, the network of parallel fibers comprising at least one first plane of parallel optical fibers oriented along a first direction X; the dete... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7964850 | Radiation detection apparatus A scintillation camera includes a scintillation material which is capable of converting high-energy radiation incident thereon and having a wavelength of X-ray radiation or shorter into optical radiation, at least one position-sensitive detector capable of detecting... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7923693 | Scintillator-block capable of efficient absorption of X-ray energy The present invention describes scintillator-elements for use in X-ray detectors, the elements being shaped to ensure maximum absorption of the energy carried in by X-ray photons and to provide high position-resolution. Arrangements of such scintillator-elements in ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7919757 | Radiation detector A thin radiation detector with a high sensitivity is described. The radiation detector has light receiving elements receiving lights emitted by scintillators, performs a photoelectric conversion by using an avalanche multiplication film formed by amorphous selenium,... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7910891 | Method and apparatus for photographing “small” x-ray scintillation images at the same(“full”) camera resolution normally available for “large” scintillation images Unused camera pixel locations are recovered when shifting from photographing an x-ray scintillation image of a larger subject to that of a substantially smaller one by using a suitably shorter optical path combined with appropriate changes in focus. The optical path... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7872236 | Charged particle detection devices A charged particle detector consists of four independent light guide modules assembled together to form a segmented on-axis annular detector, with a center opening for allowing the primary charged particle beam to pass through. One side of the assembly facing the sp... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7829857 | Radiation detector device A radiation detector device is disclosed that includes a photosensor and a scintillator coupled to the photosensor. The scintillator includes a scintillator crystal having a first end proximal to the photosensor, a second end distal from the photosensor, and a lengt... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7807975 | Apparatus and method for detecting an image In order to detect an image generated by an image source, a mirror arrangement is arranged between the image source and a detector. The mirror arrangement includes two spaced-apart deflection mirrors, which are parallel to each other or form an acute angle of less t... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7750306 | Reduced edge effect detector Embodiments of a radiation detector and subassemblies thereof are provided having a scintillator with a face and a reflector constructed and arranged to redirect a majority of light leaving the face of the scintillator at an angle within a range of 45 to 135 degrees... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7737408 | Monolithic scintillators with optical fiber read-out A scintillation detector according to an embodiment of the invention features a monolithic scintillation crystal and a plurality of optical fibers coupled to the scintillation crystal. The optical fibers are arranged to convey scintillation light to an optical senso... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7705315 | Scintillator panel and radiation image sensor An Ag film as a light-reflecting film is formed on one surface of an a-C substrate of a scintillator panel. The entire surface of the Ag film is covered with an SiN film for protecting the Ag film. A scintillator having a columnar structure, which converts an incide... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7696482 | High spatial resolution radiation detector High spatial resolution radiation detectors, assemblies and methods including methods of making the radiation detectors and using the detectors in performing radiation detection. A radiation detector of the invention includes a substrate, a scintillator layer compri... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7683335 | Threshold Cerenkov detector with radial segmentation Threshold Cerenkov Detector With Radial Segmentation permits correlation between number of photons produced in concentrically arranged radiator tubes and particle momentum that yields a 90% confidence level for e, μ, π, and p identification up to 4-5 GeV/c or four... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7683336 | Spectrometer with plastic scintillator provided with a specular reflector A gamma-ray detector (42, 52, 72, 92) comprising a large-area plastic scintillation body (44, 64, 74, 94) and a photon detector (38, 58, 68, 78) optically coupled to the scintillation body to receive and detect photons (P1, P2 | 03/23/2010 |
| 7659514 | Asymmetric annular detector An assembly for a detection unit for an optical device is described. The assembly includes a scintillator adapted to received secondary particles and, in response, generate photons, wherein the scintillator includes an opening for trespassing of a primary beam throu... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7605374 | X-ray detector fabrication methods and apparatus therefrom A method of fabricating a detector includes providing a photodiode part, providing a scintillator part, at least one of the photodiode part and the scintillator part including a non-active portion and an active portion, placing a first adhesive such that the first a... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7550729 | Scintillator-based detectors A method and apparatus for maintaining a scintillator including a window attached using a frit. The frit may be applied as a slurry, a tape or a preform. The window may be attached using an eyelet. A method and apparatus for maintaining a scintillator including a wi... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7507969 | Ruggedized radiation detector A radiation detector assembly is provided. The radiation detector assembly includes a radiation detector element and a light detection element operationally connected to the radiation detector element. The radiation detector element is seated within a housing. The a... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7495223 | Photomultiplier tube, photomultiplier tube unit, and radiation detector A photomultiplier tube, a photomultiplier tube unit, and a performance-improved radiation detector for increasing a fixing area of a side tube in a faceplate while increasing an effective sensitive area of the faceplate. In the photomultiplier tube, a side face (... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7446318 | Remote triggered X-ray image capture device Systems and methods are presented herein for generating an X-ray image where the X-ray image generator has no electrical connection with an X-ray source which generates the X-rays. In an exemplary embodiment a photon sensor is positioned behind an x-ray permeable mi... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442938 | X-ray detector fabrication methods and apparatus therefrom A detector includes a reflector and a scintillator in optical communication with the reflector, wherein both the reflector and the scintillator are fabricated from the same material. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7433097 | Optical image scanner with moveable calibration target A scanner has a calibration target that can be moved in front of the scanline during a scan. This enables multiple calibrations during a scan. A full-color calibration can be performed during scanning without the need for a separate array of photosensors. Scanning c... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7414247 | Methods and apparatus for geophysical logging Apparatus and assemblies for a borehole survey instrument are provided. A radiation detector includes a photo-detector, and a scintillator optically coupled to the photo-detector wherein the scintillator is formed in at least one of a cylindrical segment shape and a... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414245 | Scintillator-based micro-radiographic imaging device A scintillation based imaging system. The device utilizes a single-crystal inorganic scintillator to convert ionizing radiation to light in a spectral range or ranges within the visible or ultraviolet spectral ranges. The conversion takes place inside the single cry... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412024 | X-ray mammography A digital x-ray phase contrast soft tissue imaging and mammography system offers significant cancer detection sensitivity and a significant improvement in accurate detection and interpretation of mammograms. In addition, the proposed system produces digital mammogra... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408164 | Detector array utilizing air gaps as a reflector between array elements 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 d... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402809 | Scintillator member and manufacturing method thereof, and radiation measuring device When a heating process is performed in a state where a thermal transfer sheet is superimposed on a scintillator plate, a film of the thermal transfer sheet is separated from the thermal transfer sheet and adhered onto the scintillator plate. The film includes a prot... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402808 | Radiation imaging system and method An imaging system for generating an image of an object is provided. The imaging system comprises an X-ray source disposed in a spatial relationship to the object configured to transmit X-ray radiation through the object. The system further comprises at least one X-r... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7397036 | Apparatus and method for measuring the signal from a fluorescing nanodrop contained by surface tension Apparatus and method for measuring the fluorescence of nanodrop liquid samples is described in which the sample is held by surface tension between two anvil surfaces. Each anvil surface has an embedded optical fiber with its end finished flush with the surface in th... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7373197 | Methods and devices to expand applications of intraoperative radiation probes Labeling, such as with radio pharmaceuticals, fluorescence emitting compounds or other probe detectable materials, of diseased or malfunctioning candidate cells for subsequent treatment with a medicinal compound, the identification in situ of the candidate cells usi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365333 | LuYXascintillators The present invention concerns scintillators comprising a composition having the formula LuxY(1−x)Xa3, wherein Xa is a halide, and a dopant. The LuxY(1−x)Xa3 and dopant material has surprisingly g... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365336 | Scintillator-based low energy particle imaging spectrometer The Low-energy Imaging Particle Spectrometer (LIPS) is configured as a “pinhole camera” with particle-specific scintillator focal planes. The scintillators are designed specifically to respond only to either protons or electrons within a specific energy range. T... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362846 | Shielded x-ray detector An x-ray shielded imaging detector is disclosed. In one embodiment, the x-ray shielded imaging detector comprises a scintillator, a photodetector, and an optical connection between the scintillator and the photodetector. The x-ray shielded imaging detector also incl... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355184 | Radiation detecting apparatus and method for manufacturing the same An underlayer of a phosphor layer is disposed on a sensor panel including two-dimensionally arranged photoelectric conversion devices. The surface of the underlayer is subjected to atmospheric pressure plasma treatment. The phosphor layer is formed on the surface-tr... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351978 | Solid-state radiation detector A solid-state radiation detector includes an active pixel matrix, which is arranged at one side with a scintillator layer, which emits light that can be converted into electrical charge by the pixel matrix depending on incident radiation, in particular X-ray radiati... | 04/01/2008 |
