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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2012
Ryoko Horie, Kawasaki, JP;
Nobuhiro Yasui, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshihiro Ohashi, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Den, Tokyo, JP;
Ryoko Horie, Kawasaki, JP;
Nobuhiro Yasui, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshihiro Ohashi, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Den, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a scintillator used for detecting radiation in an X-ray CT scanner or the like, the scintillator having a unidirectional phase separation structure having an optical waveguide function, which eliminates the need of formation of partition walls for preventing crosstalks. The scintillator has the phase separation structure including: a first crystal phase including multiple columnar crystals having unidirectionality; and a second crystal phase filling space on the side of the first crystal phase. The second crystal phase includes a material represented by CsCu[XY], where X and Y are elements which are different from each other and which are selected from the group consisting of I, Br, and Cl, and 0≦a≦1 is satisfied.