Scintillator with tapered geometry for radiation detectors

摘要

A radiation detector may include a housing, and a scintillator body carried within the housing and including a proximal portion defining a proximal end, a distal portion defining a distal end, and a medial portion between the proximal portion and the distal portion. The scintillator body may have a constant diameter along the proximal portion, and a decreasing diameter along the distal portion from the medial portion to the distal end. The radiation detector may further include a photodetector coupled to the distal end of the scintillator body.

主权项

1. A radiation detector comprising:
a housing; a scintillator body carried within said housing and comprising a proximal portion defining a proximal end, a distal portion defining a distal end, and a medial portion between said proximal portion and said distal portion; said scintillator body having a constant diameter along the proximal portion, and a decreasing diameter along said distal portion from said medial portion to the distal end; and a photodetector coupled to the distal end of said scintillator body, wherein said scintillator body has a greater surface roughness adjacent the proximal end than adjacent the distal end.