Radiant energy – Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling – With or including a luminophor
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-23
2006-05-23
Porta, David (Department: 2878)
Radiant energy
Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling
With or including a luminophor
C250S366000, C250S367000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07049600
ABSTRACT:
A radiation imaging device includes scintillation crystal sheets arranged in parallel to each other. Semiconductor photodetector positional detectors read light from large faces of the scintillation crystal sheets to detect interactions in the scintillation crystal sheets and independently provide positional information concerning the interactions relative to at least one axis. The structures of the photodetectors and crystal sheets provide for very small spaces between the sheets.
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Greer Burns & Crain Ltd.
Polyzos Faye
Porta David
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
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