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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2020
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Changlyong Kim, Brookfield, WI (US);
Gary McBroom, Dousman, WI (US);
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
A scintillator crystal assembly includes a crystal array and an open reflective insert. The crystal array is configured to receive rays emitted by an object to be imaged and to emit light energy responsive to the received rays. The crystal array comprising plural crystals arranged in rows. Each crystal includes a reception surface configured to receive the rays emitted by the object to be imaged, an emission surface configured to emit the light energy responsive to the received rays, and plural sides extending from the emission surface that are aligned with sides of adjacent crystals in the crystal array. The open reflective insert is disposed between adjacent rows of the crystal array, and includes at least one reflective portion and at least one opening. The at least one reflective portion defines an area and the at least one opening is positioned within the area.