Computerized tomography apparatus

Details Computerized tomography apparatus Computerized tomography apparatus

1983-01-31

1985-09-17

Church, Craig E.

X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices

Specific application

Computerized tomography

250366, G03B 4116

Patent

active

045425191

ABSTRACT:
A computerized tomography apparatus including an array of radiation detectors including plural scintillation crystals and photoelectric transducers alternately disposed to receive a fan shaped radiation beam. The scintillation crystal is optically connected with the photoelectric transducer at the interface therebetween, which is elongated in the direction of a radiation impinging thereon and transverse the direction of the array. The radiation passing through a patient's body to be examined impinges on the crystals causing them to scintillate. The light scintillated strikes the detection region of the photoelectric transducer causing the photoelectric effect to be manifested. The detection region does not depend on the size of radiation incident surface of the crystal. A certain portion of the light reaches the detection region in a shorter path. The photoelectric transducer produces an electrical signal related to the intensity of the incident radiation as result of impinging light scintillated by the crystals.

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