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Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007

Filed:

Jun. 17, 2002
Applicants:

Ralf Hinderer, Madison, WI (US);

Harald Keller, Toronto, CA;

Thomas R. Mackie, Madison, WI (US);

Jeffrey Kapatoes, Madison, WI (US);

David W. Pearson, Madison, WI (US);

Paul J. Reckwerdt, Madison, WI (US);

Richard C. Schmidt, Belleville, WI (US);

Inventors:

Ralf Hinderer, Madison, WI (US);

Harald Keller, Toronto, CA;

Thomas R. Mackie, Madison, WI (US);

Jeffrey Kapatoes, Madison, WI (US);

David W. Pearson, Madison, WI (US);

Paul J. Reckwerdt, Madison, WI (US);

Richard C. Schmidt, Belleville, WI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/185 (2006.01); H01J 47/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A high efficiency radiation detector employs longitudinally extending converter elements receiving longitudinally propagating radiation to produce high-energetic electrons received by detector structures in interstitial spaces. The secondary electron generation in this architecture allows great freedom in selection of converter materials and thickness. A variety of detector mechanisms may be used including ionization-type detectors or scintillation-type detector.


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