Method of making a scintillator waveguide
Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus for detecting ionizing radiation, having: a waveguide having a first end and a second end, the waveguide formed of a scintillator material wherein the therapeutic ionizing radiation isotropically generates scintillation light signals within the waveguide. This apparatus provides a measure of radiation dose. The apparatus may be modified to permit making a measure of location of radiation dose. Specifically, the scintillation material is segmented into a plurality of segments; and a connecting cable for each of the plurality of segments is used for conducting scintillation signals to a scintillation detector.
- Inventors:
-
- West Richland, WA
- Richland, WA
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873400
- Patent Number(s):
- US 6151769
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; scintillator; waveguide; apparatus; detecting; ionizing; radiation; formed; material; therapeutic; isotropically; generates; scintillation; light; signals; provides; measure; dose; modified; permit; location; specifically; segmented; plurality; segments; connecting; cable; conducting; detector; scintillation material; apparatus provides; scintillator material; scintillation detector; ionizing radiation; radiation dose; light signal; light signals; scintillation light; waveguide formed; detecting ionizing; /29/
Citation Formats
Bliss, Mary, Craig, Richard A, and Reeder, Paul L. Method of making a scintillator waveguide. United States: N. p., 2000.
Web.
Bliss, Mary, Craig, Richard A, & Reeder, Paul L. Method of making a scintillator waveguide. United States.
Bliss, Mary, Craig, Richard A, and Reeder, Paul L. 2000.
"Method of making a scintillator waveguide". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873400.
@article{osti_873400,
title = {Method of making a scintillator waveguide},
author = {Bliss, Mary and Craig, Richard A and Reeder, Paul L},
abstractNote = {The present invention is an apparatus for detecting ionizing radiation, having: a waveguide having a first end and a second end, the waveguide formed of a scintillator material wherein the therapeutic ionizing radiation isotropically generates scintillation light signals within the waveguide. This apparatus provides a measure of radiation dose. The apparatus may be modified to permit making a measure of location of radiation dose. Specifically, the scintillation material is segmented into a plurality of segments; and a connecting cable for each of the plurality of segments is used for conducting scintillation signals to a scintillation detector.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/873400},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000}
}
Save to My Library
You must Sign In or Create an Account in order to save documents to your library.