Ionizing radiation sensor

Ling-Jian Meng

Ionizing radiation sensor

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Abstract

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an ionizing radiation sensor having a first scintillator for generating photons from incoming ionizing radiation, an imaging intensifier for amplifying the photons, and an electron-multiplying charge-coupled device (EMCCD) coupled to the imaging intensifier for sensing the amplified photons generated by the imaging intensifier. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Original language	English (US)
U.S. patent number	8017917
Filing date	10/27/08
State	Published - Sep 13 2011

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Ionizing radiation sensor

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