Method and apparatus for improved photosensor light collection in a radiation detector

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PATENT NO 12007513
APP PUB NO 20230236328A1
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17581005

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A method and apparatuses for a radiation detector apparatus, comprising a scintillator array comprising a plurality of scintillator crystals. The plurality of scintillator crystals includes a first scintillator crystal and a second scintillator crystal adjacent to the first scintillator crystal within the scintillator array. A photosensor array comprising a plurality of photosensors including a first photosensor configured to detect photons from the first scintillator crystal. A first separator positioned between the first scintillator crystal and the second scintillator crystal. First separator optically separates the first scintillator crystal and the second scintillator crystal such that the first photosensor detects photons from the first scintillator crystal and not from the second scintillator crystal.

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CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION1385 SHIMOISHIGAMI OTAWARA-SHI TOCHIGI 324-0036

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burr, Kent C Vernon Hills, US 26 133
Li, Xiaoli Vernon Hills, US 37 618
Peng, Peng Vernon Hills, US 81 170
Qiang, Yi Vernon Hills, US 41 55
Teshigawara, Manabu Otawara, JP 39 95

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