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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoaki Ichimura, Kitamoto, JP;
Satoshi Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Yohei Ishida, Honjo, JP;
Akiya Nakayama, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/20 (2006.01); G01T 1/202 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/202 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scintillator has a two-dimensional array of a plurality of columnar crystals which converts radiation into light, and a covering portion covering the two-dimensional array. The covering portion includes connecting portions configured to partially connect the columnar crystals while partially forming cavities in gaps between the columnar crystals in the two-dimensional array.