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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2008
Peter R. Menge, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Michael L. Bush, Newbury, OH (US);
Michael Jacobson, Orwell, OH (US);
Peter R. Menge, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Michael L. Bush, Newbury, OH (US);
Michael Jacobson, Orwell, OH (US);
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc., Worcester, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a radiation detector and subassemblies thereof are provided having a scintillator with a face and a reflector constructed and arranged to redirect a majority of light leaving the face of the scintillator at an angle within a range of 45 to 135 degrees compared to the direction in which the light was traveling when it left the face. In other embodiments a method is provided including receiving radiation into a scintillator having a face, producing light with the scintillator in response to the radiation, allowing at least a portion of the light to leave the face, and reflecting a majority of the light leaving the face at an angle within a range of 45 to 135 degrees compared to the direction in which the light was traveling when it left the face with a reflector. Other embodiments are directed to a reflector including a plurality of prisms having a first face and a second face with a barrier on the first face.