AN APPARATUS FOR DETECTING X-RAYS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING AN APPARATUS FOR DETECTING X-RAYS

摘要

An apparatus (1) and method of providing an apparatus (1), the apparatus (1) comprising: a light guide structure (3) comprising a plurality of columnar discontinuities (7); liquid scintillator material (5) provided to generate photons (37) in response to incident X-rays (35) wherein the liquid scintillator material (5) is provided in a plurality of columns (9) within the columnar discontinuities (7) of the light guide structure (3); wherein the light guide structure (3) has a lower refractive index than the liquid scintillator material (5) so that photons (37) generated by the liquid scintillator material (5) are guided along a length of the columns (9) of liquid scintillator material (5).