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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Peter Ryge, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Ronald J. Hughes, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Steven J. Gray, Salem, OR (US);
Peter Ryge, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Ronald J. Hughes, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Steven J. Gray, Salem, OR (US);
Rapiscan Systems, Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a detection system and method for using the detection system in radiant energy imaging systems. In particular, the present invention is an improved detection system employing multiple screens for greater detection efficiency. And more particularly, the present invention is a detection system for detecting electromagnetic radiation having an enclosure having four adjacent walls, connected to each other at an angle and forming a rectangle and interior portion of the enclosure, a front side area and a back side area formed from the four adjacent walls and located at each end of the enclosure, at least two screens, that further include an active area for receiving and converting electromagnetic radiation into light, and a photodetector, positioned in the interior portion of the enclosure, having an active area responsive to the light.