skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Upconverting nanoparticles for optimizing scintillator based detection systems

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1093431

An upconverting device for a scintillation detection system is provided. The detection system comprises a scintillator material, a sensor, a light transmission path between the scintillator material and the sensor, and a plurality of upconverting nanoparticles particles positioned in the light transmission path.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-06OR23177
Assignee:
Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, VA)
Patent Number(s):
8,536,532
Application Number:
13/199,827
OSTI ID:
1093431
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

Transillumination fluorescence imaging in mice using biocompatible upconverting nanoparticles journal January 2009
Upconverting luminescent nanomaterials: application to in vivo bioimaging journal January 2009
Optical imaging-guided cancer therapy with fluorescent nanoparticles journal September 2009
Color Enhancement Utilizing up Converters and Down Converters patent-application March 2012