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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Artan Duraj, Seven Hills, OH (US);
John M. Frank, Hartville, OH (US);
Inventors:
Artan Duraj, Seven Hills, OH (US);
John M. Frank, Hartville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc, Worcester, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for reducing scintillator afterglow. Methods for reducing afterglow include conditioning a scintillator by exposing it to high flux densities of ionizing radiation. One technique includes operating an x-ray tube at elevated amperage.