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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2007
Hirotaka Sakai, Tokyo, JP;
Hirotaka Sakai, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A radiation detector includes: a radiation detecting unit including a radiation sensor detecting a radiation sensitive to light, a signal amplifier, a pulse-height discriminator, and a counter; an optical pulse emitting unit configured to emit an optical pulse for confirming operational integrity of the radiation detecting unit; an emission controlling unit configured to control an operation of the optical pulse emitting unit; and a light path through which light is led from the optical pulse emitting unit to a vicinity of the radiation sensor. The emission controlling unit including a mechanism for adjusting emission time characteristics of the optical pulse emitting unit.