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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2017
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions U.s.a., Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Charles L. Melcher, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Mohit Tyagi, Mumbai, IN;
Merry Koschan, Knoxville, TN (US);
Peter Carl Cohen, Knoxville, TN (US);
Matthias Schmand, Lenoir City, TN (US);
Mark S. Andreaco, Knoxville, TN (US);
Lars Aldon Eriksson, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
Example embodiments of a radiation detection system including a detector is described. The detector can include a scintillator, a sensor, and a light source. The radiation detection system can further include a controller programmed to control the light source to expose the scintillator to a light to saturate traps in the scintillator. In some embodiments, the detector can further include a second light source, and the controller is programmed to control the second light source to expose the scintillator to a second light to detrap afterglow traps in the scintillator.