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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2008
Harrison H. Barrett, Tucson, AZ (US);
Lars R. Furenlid, Tucson, AZ (US);
H. Bradford Barber, Tucson, AZ (US);
Brian W. Miller, Tucson, AZ (US);
Harrison H. Barrett, Tucson, AZ (US);
Lars R. Furenlid, Tucson, AZ (US);
H. Bradford Barber, Tucson, AZ (US);
Brian W. Miller, Tucson, AZ (US);
The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
A gamma-ray or X-ray detection device including a scintillator configured to convert gamma rays or X-rays into optical radiation, an optical image intensifier configured to intensify the optical radiation to generate intensified optical radiation, an optical coupling system configured to guide the intensified optical radiation, and a solid state detector configured to detect the intensified optical radiation to generate an interaction image representing a gamma-ray or X-ray energy emission.