Patent ID: 9435898
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: A61B,G01T

Claim Text:
1. A detector comprising: a plurality of scintillation crystals, where each scintillation crystal of the plurality of scintillation crystals has a width, and wherein each scintillation crystal of the plurality of scintillation crystals is placed adjacent to each other so that first surfaces of the plurality of scintillation crystals form a first rectangular surface; and a reflective coating over the first rectangular surface with an open region grid pattern, wherein each open region forms a space wherein each space has a width equal to the width of a scintillation crystal of the plurality of scintillation crystals; and a plurality of photodetectors wherein each photodetector of the plurality of photodetectors is placed over a space, wherein the photodetector has a width greater than the width of the space over which the photodetector is placed; and at least one electronic readout electrically connected to the plurality photodetectors.