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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
W Leslie Rogers, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Neal H Clinthorne, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2504831 ; 250368 ;
Abstract
Spatial resolution in imaging-type scintillation detectors, such as gamma ray cameras used in nuclear medicine, is improved by providing an array of multi-faceted corner-cube reflectors on the back surface of the scintillator crystal. The reflectors modify the light spread function of the scintillator in accordance with any number of different applications, by appropriate adjustment of the orientation angle between facets.