Radiation detection system and method

Abstract

A method of processing radiation from a source is described comprising: positioning a detector to receive radiation from the source; positioning a collimator between the source and the detector, wherein the collimator has a plurality of apertures; allowing radiation from the source to pass through the collimator and be incident upon the detector; receiving a plurality of responses each being a response to an interaction with incident radiation occurring within the detector; determining, for each of the plurality of responses, a characteristic of the interaction, wherein the characteristic comprises at least a position and depth of the interaction within the detector; processing the said plurality of responses by simultaneously processing position and depth of interaction data in such manner as to accommodate the effect of multiplexing due to overlap of the projected radiation pathways from multiple apertures in the collimator at the detector on the detected position on the detector. A radiation detection system for the detection of radiation from a source, in particular to perform the method, is also described.