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Scintillation camera for establishing the coordinates of a radiation stimuli produced by a radiation field

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OSTI ID:6953041

A scintillation camera has a planar scintillating crystal that produces light events whose spatial distribution corresponds to the spatial distribution of the radiation stimuli causing such events, and a plurality of photomultipliers having photocathodes for receiving light from the crystal through a planar face thereof. Computing circuitry coupled to the photomultipliers computes the projection of a light event in the crystal on a reference axis by forming an analytical function of the outputs of the photomultipliers according to the spatial location of the light event in the crystal.

Assignee:
Elscint, Ltd.
Patent Number(s):
US 4060730
OSTI ID:
6953041
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English