Global Patent Index - EP 1266391 A2

EP 1266391 A2 20021218 - RADIATION CONVERTER COMPRISING A SCINTILLATOR, A PHOTOCATHODE AND AN ELECTRON MULTIPLIER

Title (en)

RADIATION CONVERTER COMPRISING A SCINTILLATOR, A PHOTOCATHODE AND AN ELECTRON MULTIPLIER

Title (de)

STRAHLUNGSWANDLER MIT EINEM SZINTILLATOR, EINER PHOTOKATHODE UND EINEM ELEKTRONENVERVIELFACHER

Title (fr)

CONVERTISSEUR DE RAYONNEMENT COMPRENANT UN SCINTILLATEUR, UNE PHOTOCATHODE ET UN MULTIPLICATEUR À ÉLECTRONS

Publication

EP 1266391 A2 20021218 (DE)

Application

EP 01935937 A 20010322

Priority

  • DE 0101109 W 20010322
  • DE 10014311 A 20000323

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0171381A2] The invention relates to a radiation converter, comprising a radiation absorber (2), for the generation of photons as a function of the intensity of the incident x-ray radiation and a photocathode (3), arranged within the radiation absorber (2), at a distance (a) in the direction of radiation. Said photocathode (3) is for the generation of electrodes as a function of the photons emitted by the radiation absorber (2), with a device for accelerating the electrons emitted by the photocathode to an electron detector (5). Said detector generates an electrical signal as a function of the arriving electrons. An electron multiplier (4) is arranged between the photocathode (3) and the electron detector (5), whereby the electrons emitted y the photocathode (3) may be multiplied by the electron multiplier (4).

IPC 1-7

H01J 31/49; H01J 31/48; G01T 1/28

IPC 8 full level

G21K 4/00 (2006.01); G01T 1/00 (2006.01); G01T 1/20 (2006.01); G01T 1/28 (2006.01); H01J 31/49 (2006.01); H01J 43/06 (2006.01); H01J 43/28 (2006.01); H04N 5/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01J 31/49 (2013.01 - EP US); H01J 2231/50036 (2013.01 - EP US); H01J 2231/50068 (2013.01 - EP US); H01J 2231/501 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0171381A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0171381 A2 20010927; WO 0171381 A3 20020418; DE 10014311 A1 20011004; DE 10014311 C2 20030814; DE 50114124 D1 20080828; EP 1266391 A2 20021218; EP 1266391 B1 20080716; JP 2003528427 A 20030924; US 2003164682 A1 20030904; US 7022994 B2 20060404

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 0101109 W 20010322; DE 10014311 A 20000323; DE 50114124 T 20010322; EP 01935937 A 20010322; JP 2001569516 A 20010322; US 23954703 A 20030121