US4459486A
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Radiation measurement installation
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1982-03-02
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Granted: 1984-07-10
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Expires: 2002-03-02
Abstract
Abstract In an exemplary embodiment, a radiation source emits a fan-shaped beam of rays, and a radiation receiver has a row of photoelectric transducers. Before each photoelectric transducer at least three like scintillation crystals are arranged in the row which are separated from one another by thin, opaque layers. Between each photoelectric transducer and the associated scintillation crystals, a medium is arranged which has a light transmission decreasing from the center of the respective photoelectric transducer in the direction of the outer edges of said transducer.
Inventors
- 👤 Julius Brunner
- 👤 Manfred Pfeiler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 09:40
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01T; G01T1/00; G01T1/16; G01T1/20; G01T1/2018; G01T1/20183; G01T1/161; G01T1/164; G01T1/1641; G01T1/1644; G01T1/20185
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A radiation measurement installation comprising a radiation source which emits a fan-shaped beam of rays, and a radiation receiver having a series of photoelectric transducers, and having a scintillation crystal arrangement disposed in front of said series of photoelectric transducers in optical coupling relationship therewith, said scintillation crystal arrangement comprising a group of at least three like scintillation crystals arranged in a row in front of each photoelectric transducer, opaque layers separating the scintillation crystals of each group and having a thickness which is small in comparison to the corresponding dimension of said scintillation crystals, and a medium arranged between each photoelectric transducer and the group of scintillation crystals arranged in front of such photoelectric transducer, said medium having a light transmission decreasing from the center of the respective photoelectric transducer in the direction of the edge of this transducer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A radiation measurement installation comprising a radiation source which emits a fan-shaped beam of rays, and a radiation receiver having a series of photoelectric transducers, and having a scintillation crystal arrangement disposed in front of said series of photoelectric transducers in optical coupling relationship therewith, said scintillation crystal arrangement comprising a group of at least three like scintillation crystals arranged in a row in front of each photoelectric transducer, opaque layers separating the scintillation crystals of each group and having a thickness which is small in comparison to the corresponding dimension of said scintillation crystals, and a medium arranged between each photoelectric transducer and the group of scintillation crystals arranged in front of such photoelectric transducer, said medium having a light transmission decreasing from the center of the respective photoelectric transducer in the direction of the edge of this transducer.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-07-10 | 1992-01-09 | 1992-07-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-07-10 | 1996-01-09 | 1996-07-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |