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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Andrew Carey, Lenoir City, TN (US);
Peter Carl Cohen, Knoxville, TN (US);
Mark S. Andreaco, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/77 (2006.01); C09K 11/08 (2006.01); G21K 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/7705 (2013.01); C09K 11/0827 (2013.01); C09K 11/7772 (2013.01); G21K 4/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a material, comprising a first metal halide that is operative to function as a scintillator; where the first metal halide excludes cesium iodide, strontium iodide, and cesium bromide; and a surface layer comprising a second metal halide that is disposed on a surface of the first metal halide; where the second metal halide has a lower water solubility than the first metal halide.