Radiant energy – Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling – With or including a luminophor
Patent
1992-08-19
1994-06-07
Dzierzynski, Paul M.
Radiant energy
Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling
With or including a luminophor
250362, G01T 1164, G01T 1202
Patent
active
053192036
ABSTRACT:
An improved scintillator material comprising cerium fluoride is disclosed. Cerium fluoride has been found to provide a balance of good stopping power, high light yield and short decay constant that is superior to known scintillator materials such as thallium-doped sodium iodide, barium fluoride and bismuth germanate. As a result, cerium fluoride is favorably suited for use as a scintillator material in positron emission tomography.
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Anderson David F.
Kross Brian J.
Dzierzynski Paul M.
Hanig Richard
Universities Research Association Inc.
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