Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Radiation detector array with solar cell
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Application No.: US15527024Application Date: 2014-11-17
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Publication No.: US10527738B2Publication Date: 2020-01-07
- Inventor: Hans J. Weedon , David Schafer , Peter Daniel Shippen
- Applicant: Analogic Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MA Peabody
- Assignee: Analogic Corporation
- Current Assignee: Analogic Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Peabody
- Agency: TraskBritt
- International Application: PCT/US2014/065890 WO 20141117
- International Announcement: WO2016/080945 WO 20160526
- Main IPC: G01N23/00
- IPC: G01N23/00 ; G01T1/36 ; G01T1/20 ; G01N23/04 ; H01L27/146

Abstract:
A detector array (118) for a radiation system includes first and second detector cells (202, 250). The first detector cell (202) includes a first scintillator (220) that converts a radiation photon (226) impinging the first scintillator (220) into first light energy (230), and a first solar cell (212) that converts the first light energy (230) into first electrical energy. The second detector cell (250) includes a second scintillator (270) that converts a radiation photon (276) impinging the second scintillator (270) into second light energy (280). The first scintillator (220) includes a first detection surface (224) through which the radiation photon (226) impinging the first scintillator (220) enters the first scintillator (220). The second scintillator (270) includes a second detection surface (274) through which the radiation photon (276) impinging the second scintillator (270) enters the second scintillator (270). The second detection surface (274) is substantially parallel to the first detection surface (224) and the second detection surface (274) is not coplanar with the first detection surface (224).
Public/Granted literature
- US20170322321A1 RADIATION DETECTOR ARRAY WITH SOLAR CELL Public/Granted day:2017-11-09
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