Patent ID: 7791029
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: G01T

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying one of a plurality of radiation detectors made of different materials having generated a first radiation representative signal in response to detection of a radiation, the plurality of radiation detectors being coupled to a data acquisition chain that acquires and processes first radiation representative signals generated by the plurality of radiation detectors in response to detection of a radiation, the detector identifying method comprising: defining a parameter vector including coefficients representative of at least one parameter common to the plurality of radiation detectors to characterize intrinsic properties of the different materials of the radiation detectors; modeling the data acquisition chain; for each radiation detector of the plurality of radiation detectors: whereby, in use, the said one radiation detector that has detected a radiation is identified by (a) comparing the parameter vector measured in response to the first radiation representative signal produced by said one radiation detector with the specific parameter vectors associated with the plurality of radiation detectors and (b) selecting the best match.