Patent ID: 9366768
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: G01T,G21F

Claim Text:
1. A radiation detector system comprising an integrated scintillation detector (ISD), said ISD comprising: (a) alpha scintillator plate (ASP); (b) beta scintillator plate (BSP); (c) beta particle shield plate (BPP); (d) photomultiplier tube (PMT); and (e) radiation detector case (RDC); wherein: said RDC is configured as a rectangular open face box structure (RBS) with an interior detector surface (IDS) comprising interior side walls (ISW) of said RBS and interior bottom face (IBF) of said RBS; said RBS has a length dimension and a width dimension associated with said rectangular open face of said RBS; said RBS has a depth dimension defining a thickness of said RBS; said length dimension is larger than said depth dimension; said width dimension is larger than said depth dimension; said IDS comprises material that is sensitive to gamma radiation and forms a gamma scintillation detector (GSD); said ASP, said BSP, and said BPP are planar rectangular structures stacked in order to form a scintillation array stack (SAS); said ASP comprises a foil covered with alpha radiation sensitive material; said BSP comprises a foil covered with beta radiation sensitive material; said ASP is optically bonded to said BSP; said SAS is configured with no inter-layer gaps between said ASP, said BSP, and said BPP; said SAS comprises an ASP external surface corresponding to a surface of said ASP not facing said BSP; said SAS comprises a BPP internal surface corresponding to a surface of said BPP not facing said BSP; said photomultiplier tube is positioned within said RBS and between said IBF and said SAS; said SAS is configured in a planar rectangular form factor conforming to said open face of said RBS; said SAS is configured to cover said open face of said RBS with said BPP internal surface directed toward said IBF and said ASP external surface directed outward from said IBF; said RBS is configured to contain said SAS and said PMT; said SAS is in proximity to said PMT within said RDC; and said PMT is oriented to receive excitation input from said SAS and said IDS.