Patent ID: 8907292

Claim:
A scintillator comprising a tungstate-based material for use with an imaging device, wherein the tungstate-based material is selected from the group consisting of Bi 2 WO 6 , LaWO 0.6 N 2.4 , Er 2 WO 6 , Bi 0.875 W 0.125 O 1.688 , Gd 2 WO 6 , Ba 2 Lu 0.667 WO 6 , CrWO 4 , Na 0.24 Gd 0.59 Yb 0.17 (WO 4 ) 0.98 , Gd 0.29O 3 Ta 0.87 W 0.13 , AlWO 4 , La 2 W 2 O 9 , Ba 0.21 WO 3 , LiGaW 2 O 8 , BaSr 5 Lu 1.6 Ho 0.4 W 3 O 18 , GdKW 2 O 8 , Ca 4.26 W 10 O 30 , CsTaWO 6 , La 3 BWO 9 , Ba 3 W 2 O 6.27 N 1.73 , Ba 2 CaWO 6 , Ca 2 AsYW 2 O 12 , and Al 2 W 3 O 12 .