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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2007
Sergio Paulo Martins Loureiro, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
James Scott Vartuli, Rexford, NY (US);
Brent Allen Clothier, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Steven Jude Duclos, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mohan Manoharan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Patrick Roland Lucien Malenfant, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Venkat Subramaniam Venkataramani, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Clifford Bueno, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Sergio Paulo Martins Loureiro, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
James Scott Vartuli, Rexford, NY (US);
Brent Allen Clothier, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Steven Jude Duclos, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mohan Manoharan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Patrick Roland Lucien Malenfant, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Venkat Subramaniam Venkataramani, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Clifford Bueno, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A scintillation detector comprising nano-scale particles of a scintillation compound embedded in a plastic matrix is provided. The nano-scale particles may be made from metal oxides, metal oxyhalides, metal oxysulfides, or metal halides. Methods are provided for preparing the nano-scale particles. The particles may be coated with organic compounds or polymers prior to incorporation in the plastic matrix. A technique for matching the refractive index of the plastic matrix with the nano-scale particles by incorporating nano-scale particles of titanium dioxide is also provided. The scintillator may be coupled with one or more photodetectors to form a scintillation detection system. The scintillation detection system may be adapted for use in X-ray and radiation imaging devices, such as digital X-ray imaging, mammography, CT, PET, or SPECT, or may be used in radiation security detectors or subterranean radiation detectors.