Patent ID: 8865011
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: G01T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for optimizing spectroscopy performance of a spectroscopy scintillator comprising a scintillator crystal and a photomultiplier (PMT), the method comprising: providing a scintillator crystal with a reflector material substantially surrounding the scintillator crystal; irradiating the scintillator crystal with a gamma-ray source; performing a scan measuring resolution and light output at three or more axial locations of a body of a scintillator crystal; where at least a first location is within a threshold distance of the PMT and at least a second location is at an opposite end of the scintillator crystal, away from the PMT of the scintillator; and adjusting a surface finish of one of 1) the scintillation crystal and 2) the reflector material to obtain equal light output and optimal resolution over the length and one or more different azimuths of the scintillation crystal.