Patent ID: 7732780
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: G01T

Abstract:
1. A shield for a high energy photon detector, comprising: a first shield part, in contact with a high energy photon detector, and carrying out both radiation shielding and electrical cooling; said first shield part including a cooling part, in contact with said detector and formed of a material that is optimized for heat transfer, said first part being only in a first location; and at least one second shield part, carrying out radiation shielding, in a different location than said first shield part, said second shield part in a location that shields said detector against radiation, said second shield part having a material that is optimized for radiation shielding characteristics, said first and second shield parts formed of different materials and wherein there is at least one location that is covered only by said first shield part in said first location and is not covered by said second shield part.