US 12,265,190 B2
High resolution depth-encoding pet detector with prismatoid light guide array
Amirhossein Goldan, Stony Brook, NY (US); Andrew Labella, New Rochelle, NY (US); Wei Zhao, East Setauket, NY (US); and Anthony R. Lubinsky, Port Jefferson Station, NY (US)
Assigned to THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Albany, NY (US)
Filed by THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Albany, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/456,978.
Application 18/456,978 is a continuation of application No. 17/727,995, filed on Apr. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,789,167.
Application 17/727,995 is a continuation of application No. 16/899,636, filed on Jun. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,454,730, issued on Sep. 27, 2022.
Application 16/899,636 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2020/018309, filed on Feb. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/915,676, filed on Oct. 16, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/806,035, filed on Feb. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0400593 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. G01T 1/202 (2006.01); G01T 1/164 (2006.01); G01T 1/20 (2006.01); G01T 1/29 (2006.01)
CPC G01T 1/202 (2013.01) [G01T 1/1641 (2013.01); G01T 1/2002 (2013.01); G01T 1/29 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A particle detection device, comprising:
a scintillator array comprising a plurality of scintillator crystals;
a plurality of detectors provided on a first end of the scintillator array, where there are four scintillator crystals per detector; and
a plurality of prismatoids provided on a second end of the scintillator array, where the prismatoids are offset with the detectors such that at least two prismatoids overlap the same detector and each prismatoid is on the second end of scintillator crystals optically coupled with at least two different detectors
to redirect particles between the second ends of scintillator crystals optically coupled with the at least two different detectors.