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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
May. 24, 2007
Nan Zhang, Knoxville, TN (US);
Matthias J. Schmand, Lenoir City, TN (US);
Niraj K. Doshi, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael D. Loope, Louisville, TN (US);
Nan Zhang, Knoxville, TN (US);
Matthias J. Schmand, Lenoir City, TN (US);
Niraj K. Doshi, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael D. Loope, Louisville, TN (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A scintillation detector including one or more photomultiplier tubes, a scintillation block optically attached to the photomultiplier tubes, and a DC-coupled bleeder circuit combining outputs of dynodes of the photomultipliers to provide a DC-coupled dynode output together with a DC-coupled anode output of the photomultiplier tubes. The DC-coupled bleeder circuit includes a RF transformer. A positive high voltage supply also can be used together with a DC-coupled bleeder circuit for the anode outputs.