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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2010
Gary Virshup, Cupertino, CA (US);
Edward Seppi, Portola Valley, CA (US);
James Clayton, San Jose, CA (US);
Edward G Shapiro, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Gary Virshup, Cupertino, CA (US);
Edward Seppi, Portola Valley, CA (US);
James Clayton, San Jose, CA (US);
Edward G Shapiro, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Varian Medical Systems Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A radiation detector includes a conversion element that converts an incoming radiation beam into electrical signals, which in turn can be used to generate data about the radiation beam. The conversion element may include, for example, a scintillator that converts the radiation beam into light, and a sensor that generates the signals in response to the light. The conversion element can be used in different schemes or data collection modes. For instance, the conversion element can be oriented normal to the radiation beam or transverse to the radiation beam. In either of these orientations, for example, the detector can be used in an integrating mode or in a counting mode.