| US 7,476,864 B2 | ||
| Gamma ray detector with interaction depth coding | ||
| José María Benlloch Baviera, Valencia (Spain); Filomeno Sánchez Martínez, Valencia (Spain); Christiph Lerche, Valencia (Spain); Noriel Pavón Hernández, Valencia (Spain); Marcos Giménez Alvarez, Valencia (Spain); and Eva Nerina Giménez Navarro, Valencia (Spain) | ||
| Assigned to Jose Maria Benlloch Bavciera, | ||
| Filed on Oct. 07, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/245,992. | ||
| Application 11/245992 is a continuation of application No. PCT/ES04/70020, filed on Apr. 07, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 200300861 (ES), filed on Apr. 10, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0192128 A1, Aug. 31, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01T 1/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 250—370.11 [250/370.01; 250/370.09; 250/370.1] | 6 Claims |
| 1. A gamma ray detector comprising:
a continuous scintillator crystal,
a position sensitive photo-detector, or a plurality of photodetectors, and analogue electronics,
digital electronics;
wherein
said analogue electronics comprises means to calculate analogically, and therefore instantaneously, at least the first three
consecutive moments, starting with the 0th moment of the scintillation light distribution; and said digital electronics comprises means to digitalize the moments computed
analogically and to obtain the three-dimensional position of the interaction point of the gamma ray inside the continuous
scintillating crystal, starting from the moments.
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