Abstract: In order to obtain a radiation measurement system in which a shield is reduced in size to achieve reduction in cost and missing measurement is not present in the whole measurement range, and which is good in stability and responsiveness, a radiation detector which is low in measurement range of radiation is arranged in a sample vessel in which a sample gas serving as a radiation measurement object is made to flow; a radiation detector, which is high in measurement range having a measurement range that follows the radiation detector which is low in measurement range of radiation, is arranged outside the sample vessel; and the sample vessel and a plurality of the radiation detectors are surrounded by a shield to shield from environmental radiation.

Abstract: A portable detection apparatus can include a housing, a first detector for detecting ionizing radiation from a first subject and a second detector within the housing for the detecting the background radiation. A shield within the housing can surround the first and second detectors and define a shield aperture around the first and second detectors for radiation from the subject to enter the housing. A radiation blocking member can substantially block at least a portion of the ionizing radiation from reaching the second detector, whereby radiation detected by the second detector comprises substantially only the background radiation. A processor module can be connected to the first and second detectors for determining the amount of ionizing radiation detected by the first detector attributable to secondary radiation.

Abstract: A radiation detecting device of a cassette type having flexibility includes a deformation maintaining mechanism configured to maintain a state of the radiation detecting device that is deformed to match an arbitrary surface profile of a subject. The deformation maintaining mechanism is arranged on at least one of a surface of a sensor panel on a sensor substrate side and a surface of the sensor panel on a scintillator side.

Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus including: a scintillator that includes at least a columnar crystal and converts irradiated radiation into light; a light receiving element that receives light emitted from the scintillator; and a sensor substrate that comprises a light receiving element that receives light emitted from the scintillator and converts the received light into an electric signal, a cross-sectional diameter of the columnar crystal in a region located at a sensor substrate side being larger than that in a region located at a side opposite to the sensor substrate side.

Abstract: The present invention provides a radiographic imaging device including: plural pixels disposed in a matrix, each pixel including a sensor section that generates charges based on irradiation of radiation, or on illumination of light that has been converted from radiation; plural scan lines through which a control signal flows for switching switch elements included in pixels that are employed as radiographic imaging pixels out of the plural pixels; plural signal lines through which electrical signal flow corresponding to the charge that has been accumulated in the radiographic imaging pixels according to the switching state of the switch elements; and one or more radiation detection line through which an electrical signal flows corresponding to the charge that has been generated in the sensor sections of the radiation detection pixels out of the plural pixels.

Abstract: An x-ray imager includes a scintillator layer configured to generate light from x-rays, a detector array configured to detect light generated in the scintillator layer, and a lens array situated between the scintillator layer and the detector array. The lens array may be configured to collect light and focus the collected light to the detector array.

Abstract: Improvement in luminescence intensity is demanded from a scintillator material. The present invention provides a new scintillator material by adding a specific element selected from thallium and indium to a material having a basic composition represented by an alkali element:copper:a halogen element=3:2:5.

Abstract: An x-ray image sensing device is provided which includes: a first scintillator layer and a second scintillator layer overlapping with each other and having different energy absorptions of an incident light emitted from an x-ray source such that a first scintillator light and a second scintillator light are emitted from the first scintillator layer and the second scintillator layer, respectively, wherein the first scintillator light and the second scintillator light have different wavelengths; a first photodiode disposed at a side of the first and the second scintillator layers opposite to the X-ray source; and a second photodiode disposed at the side of the first and the second scintillator layers opposite to the X-ray source, wherein the first photodiode and the second photodiode are capable of sensing the first scintillator light and the second scintillator light.

Abstract: Method of determination of an irradiation dose deposited in a scintillator (5) by ionising radiation, comprising the steps of: irradiating the scintillator (5) during a predetermined time; detecting a moment of excitation of the scintillator (5) with a first photodetector (11); then detecting a moment of reception of a scintillation photon with a second photodetector (14), functioning in single photon counting mode; identifying each sequence consisting of the detection of a moment of excitation by the first photodetector (11), and the detection of a moment of reception by the second photodetector (14) with a coincidence event; counting the number of coincidence events; obtaining the irradiation dose deposited during the irradiation time as a function of the number of coincidence events counted and of a predetermined proportionality factor.

Abstract: A digital X-ray image sensor device comprising a fibre-optic scintillating layer for converting X-rays into optical radiation and a photoelectric conversion layer for converting the optical radiation into electrical signals, the photoelectric conversion layer comprising an array of CMOS sensor elements, wherein each of the sensor elements has a composite exposure response characteristic comprising a low exposure region characterized by a first gain and a high exposure region characterized by a second gain, wherein the first gain is higher than the second gain.

Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes a substrate, at least one imaging element, a scintillator, a first heat peelable adhesive member which fixes the substrate to the imaging element, and a second heat peelable adhesive member which fixes the imaging element to the scintillator. An adhesive strength of the first heat peelable member is decreased by heat. A temperature of the first heat peelable adhesive member at which the adhesive strength is decreased is substantially equal to a temperature at which second heat peelable adhesive member fixes the imaging element to the scintillator. A heat transfer quantity per unit time of the substrate is different from that of the scintillator.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion substrate includes: plural pixels, each provided with a sensor portion and a switching element that are formed on the substrate, the sensor portion including a photoelectric conversion element that generates charge according to illuminated light, and the switching element reading the charge from the sensor portion, a flattening layer that flattens the surface of the substrate having the switching elements and the sensor portions formed thereon, a conducting member formed over the whole face of the flattening layer; and a connection section that connects the conducting member to ground.

Abstract: A Gamma Detector (25) comprises a scintillation crystal block (26) and a set of Geigermode Avalanche Photodiode (G-APD) sensor elements (11) optically coupled to at least a first surface (27) of the scintillation crystal block (26). The G-APD sensor elements (11) are arranged in at least one elongate strip (10) of G-APD sensor elements (11), said G-APD strip (10) coupled to a readout circuit at one, preferably at both of its ends (FIG. 2).

Abstract: The disclosure has one object to provide a radiation tomography apparatus of a low price that facilitates a design change of a detector ring to suppress costs of development. The radiation tomography apparatus according to the disclosure includes a plurality of modules configured to receive detected data from different radiation detectors. Then, the modules each send and receive the detected data to and from one another, thereby sharing the detected data and counting the number of coincidence events. That is, when manufacturing radiation tomography apparatus, merely wiring the coincidence modules achieves implementation of the coincidence unit. This allows manufacturing the radiation tomography apparatus without new development of a substrate for performing coincidence. Consequently, the radiation tomography apparatus of a low price can be provided with suppressed costs of the development.

Abstract: There are provided an X-ray detector, which can reduce the deformation of a collimator plate and can be easily processed and installed, and an X-ray CT apparatus using it. The X-ray detector includes a collimator plate, and a scintillator array, a photoelectric conversion element array and a substrate that are bonded in order from the X-ray incidence direction. The collimator plate is disposed such that one of a pair of opposite sides of the collimator plate is bonded to a lower support plate bonded on the scintillator array and the other side is bonded to an upper support plate and directions of the opposite sides are the same as a rotation axis direction of an X-ray CT apparatus in which the X-ray detector is provided.

Abstract: The invention is directed to several crystal arrangements for time-of-flight (ToF) positron emission tomography (PET) with depth of interaction (DOI) encoding for high spatial, energy and timing resolution. Additionally, several implementations of the ToF-DOI PET detector arrays are proposed with related measurements which all show that no timing degradation is visible in the used setup for first photon trigger for digital silicon photo multipliers (dSiPMs).

Abstract: An X-ray detection submodule, comprising: a substrate; a photodiode mounted on the substrate; an X-ray detection element configured to detect an X-ray and convert the X-ray into light; and a light waveguide provided between the photodiode and the X-ray detection element, wherein the light waveguide connects the X-ray detection element with the photodiode such that the substrate is inclinedly disposed with respect to an X-ray detection surface of the X-ray detection element.

Abstract: A radiation detector that can be used to detect the intensity of radiation fields and provide feedback to the user about the location of radiation fields. The radiation detector has a number of radiation detection volumes that are arranged in a staggered pattern relative to a sweeping direction of the radiation detector. The staggered arrangement of the detection volumes allows a large gap-free detection volume that is composed of smaller detection volumes in order to provide adequate sensitivity.

Abstract: A radiation detector comprises a scintillator 2A having a first end face 11, a second end face 13 disposed on a side opposite from the first end face 11, and a plurality of light-scattering surfaces 21 formed with an interval therebetween along a first direction P from the first end face 11 side to the second end face 13 side; a first photodetector 12 optically coupled to the first end face 11; and a second photodetector 14 optically coupled to the second end face 13. The light-scattering surfaces 21 are formed so as to intersect the first direction P. The light-scattering surfaces 21 include modified regions 21R formed by irradiating the inside of the scintillator 2A with laser light.

Abstract: Provided is a protection part for an electronic circuit of a survey meter and a high range gamma-ray survey meter into which the protection part is inserted, in which the protection part is easily mounted in the survey meter to prevent the electronic circuit from being short-circuited when a conductive material is introduced into the electronic circuit. The protection part includes an insulator part for interrupting electricity other than that used for a signal transmission cable, an elastic stainless steel sheet part inserted into the insulator part, and a cable hole part through which the signal transmission cable passes when the protection part is inserted into the high range gamma-ray survey meter. Also, the protection part is inserted into the high range gamma-ray survey meter such that a telescopic part hole and a display part of the high range gamma-ray survey meter are physically separated from each other.

Abstract: An Adjustable Photon Detection System (APDS) for multi-slice X-ray CT systems and a multi-slice X-ray CT system using the APDS are disclosed; wherein the APDS can be adjusted to be aligned to different X-ray source positions; wherein the multi-slice X-ray CT system comprises one or more X-ray sources, and one or more APDS; wherein the multi-slice X-ray CT system may also include a detector position calculator for calculating effective detector positions and a detector position corrector for correcting projection data using calculated effective detector positions.

Abstract: An electronic cassette has a top plate, an anisotropic heat transfer plate, a detection panel, and a scintillator disposed in this order from an X-ray irradiation side. The scintillator converts X-rays transmitted through the top plate, the anisotropic heat transfer plate, and the detection panel into visible light. The detection panel performs photoelectric conversion of the visible light. The anisotropic heat transfer plate is composed of a lamination of first prepregs in which all carbon fibers are oriented in a heat flow direction. The top plate is composed of an alternate lamination of the first prepregs and second prepregs that have carbon fibers oriented in a signal line direction. Body heat of a patient is transferred to the top plate, and is transferred in the heat flow direction in the anisotropic heat transfer plate, and then is released from a housing through heat absorbing members.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a position-sensitive detector for detecting photon or particle distributions, in which the detector receiving surface (1) is formed by several detector cells (2) comprised of individual detector elements, which are connected with several readout channels (5). The allocation of detector cells (2) to the readout channels (5) is selected in such a way that the center of gravity position of the photon or particle distribution impinging on the detector receiving surface (1) can be locally determined from signals of the readout channels (5). The detector enables a high spatial resolution given a low number of readout channels.

Abstract: A scintillation detector array includes a scintillator array comprising a plurality of scintillator elements, a photodetector array comprising a plurality of photodetector elements, an active light guide separating the scintillator array from the photodetector array. The active light guide formed of a scintillator material having different emission properties than the plurality of scintillator elements.

Abstract: A radiation detection device including a radiation detection unit, a profile information acquisition unit, a control condition determination unit and a controller. The radiation detection unit converts radiation irradiated from a radiation irradiation device to charges and accumulates the charges. The profile information acquisition unit acquires profile information representing a change per unit time of radiation amounts of the radiation irradiated from the radiation irradiation device. The control condition determination unit determines a control condition of the radiation detection unit on the basis of the profile information acquired by the profile information acquisition unit. The controller controls the radiation detection unit in accordance with the control condition determined by the control condition determination unit.

Abstract: An X-ray detector having an active array comprising pixel elements for detecting X-ray radiation is provided to enable high-quality X-ray imaging, wherein each pixel element has a scintillator layer for converting X-ray radiation into light and a photodiode produced by means of CMOS technology for converting light into a measurable electrical signal, and wherein the pixel elements are arranged on a silicon substrate and a BOX (buried oxide) layer is sandwiched between the silicon substrate and the photodiode.

Abstract: An x-ray sensor has a first x-ray transducer layer on a first side of the substrate, and a second x-ray transducer layer on a second side of the substrate opposite the first side of the substrate, and a sensor array of pixels between the first x-ray transducer layer and at least a portion of the substrate, the sensor array connected to the first and second x-ray transducer layers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gamma-neutron detector based on mixtures of thermal neutron absorbers that produce heavy-particle emission following thermal capture. The detector consists of one or more thin screens embedded in transparent hydrogenous light guides, which also serve as a neutron moderator. The emitted particles interact with the scintillator screen and produce a high light output, which is collected by the light guides into a photomultiplier tube and produces a signal from which the neutrons are counted. Simultaneous gamma-ray detection is provided by replacing the light guide material with a plastic scintillator. The plastic scintillator serves as the gamma-ray detector, moderator and light guide. The neutrons and gamma-ray events are separated employing Pulse-Shape Discrimination (PSD). The detector can be used in several scanning configurations including portal, drive-through, drive-by, handheld and backpack, etc.

Abstract: Apparatus for detecting optical radiation emitted from an array of spots on an object. The apparatus includes a plurality of light guides having respective input ends and output ends, with the input ends ordered in a geometrical arrangement corresponding to the array of the spots. Relay optics collect and focus the optical radiation from the object onto the input ends such that each input end receives the optical radiation from a corresponding one of the spots. Multiple detectors and each coupled to receive the optical radiation from an output end of a respective one of the light guides.

Abstract: Large-area, flat-panel photo-detectors with sub-nanosecond time resolution based on microchannel plates are provided. The large-area, flat-panel photo-detectors enable the economic construction of sampling calorimeters with, for example, enhanced capability to measure local energy deposition, depth-of-interaction, time-of-flight, and/or directionality of showers. In certain embodiments, sub-nanosecond timing resolution supplies correlated position and time measurements over large areas. The use of thin flat-panel viewing radiators on both sides of a radiation-creating medium allows simultaneous measurement of Cherenkov and scintillation radiation in each layer of the calorimeter. The detectors may be used in a variety of applications including, for example, medical imaging, security, and particle and nuclear physics.

Abstract: An X-ray line detector includes a housing having an upper part a lower part and a linear inlet slot for X-ray radiation to be detected. At least one detector element including a plurality of linearly arranged photodiodes is disposed opposite the inlet slot. Each photodiode is arranged on a printed circuit board mounted on a base carrier disposed in the housing. Each photodiode has a multiplicity of pixels including respective active areas of equal width arranged equidistantly in relation to each other with distances between the active areas being equidistant. Adjacent printed circuit boards are spaced apart from each other at a distance such that edge pixels on the respective adjacent printed circuit boards are disposed at a distance from one another corresponding to a sum of the width of the active area of a pixel and twice the distance between adjacent pixels of a photodiode.

Abstract: An imaging system (100) includes a radiation source (110) and a radiation sensitive detector array (116), which includes a scintillator array (118) and a photosensor array (120) optically coupled to the scintillator array, wherein the scintillator array includes Gd2O2S:Pr,Tb,Ce. A method includes detecting radiation with a radiation sensitive detector array (116) of an imaging system (100), wherein the radiation sensitive detector array includes a Gd2O2S:Pr,Tb,Ce based scintillator array (118). A radiation sensitive detector array (116) includes a scintillator array (118) and a photosensor array (120) optically coupled to the scintillator array, wherein the scintillator array includes Gd2O2S:Pr,Tb,Ce, and an amount of Tb3+ in the Gd2O2S:Pr,Tb,Ce is equal to or less than two hundred mole parts per million.

Abstract: In an embodiment of an X-ray image acquisition system, an X-ray image detector includes a detector layer having a matrix composed of x total pixels structured in such a way that in a direction standing perpendicularly with respect to the grating lines of the diffraction or phase grating, the total pixels are subdivided into y subpixels which can be driven and/or read out in groups in a readout process such that, in a first phase step, n subpixels are effectively combined into groups, with m subpixels of a total pixel between the groups not being captured, and such that, in subsequent K?1 phase steps, n subpixels are in each case combined again into groups until all necessary combinations of subpixels have been captured, with the combined subpixels being shifted in the analysis direction by an increment of p subpixels in each case.

Abstract: A photon detector (10) includes a detector array (12) comprising single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) detectors (14) configured to break down responsive to impingement of a photon. Trigger circuitry (34) is configured to generate a trigger signal responsive to break down of a SPAD detector of the detector array. Latches (20, 22) are configured to store position coordinates of SPAD detectors of the detector array that are in break down. The latches are configured to latch responsive to a trigger signal generated by the trigger circuitry. The latches may include row latches (22) each connecting with a logical “OR” combination of SPAD detectors of a corresponding row of the detector array, and column latches (20) each connecting with a logical “OR” combination of SPAD detectors of a corresponding column of the detector array. Time to digital converter (TDC) circuitry (28) may generate a digital time stamp for the trigger signal.

Abstract: A scintillator includes a scintillator layer having a plurality of columnar crystals configured to convert radiation into light, and a covering layer configured to cover the scintillator layer. The scintillator layer includes a protrusion. The covering layer covers the scintillator layer to prevent the protrusion from breaking through the covering layer, and contains particles configured to convert radiation into light.

Abstract: An apparatus to detect gamma rays, comprising a scintillator, a position sensitive photo sensor and a scintillation-light-incidence-angle-constraining, SLIAC, element, the scintillator has faces and the position sensitive photo sensor detects scintillation photons exiting a scintillation photons transparent face of the scintillator, and a portion of a scintillator face is covered with an absorbing layer, which absorbs scintillation photons created by scintillation events due to the interaction of incoming gamma rays with the scintillator, and the SLIAC element is optically coupled between a scintillation photons transparent face of the scintillator and the position sensitive photo sensor and the SLIAC element guides the scintillation photons exiting the scintillator towards the position sensitive photo sensor, and the SLIAC element restricts the maximum allowed half light acceptance angle for the scintillation light hitting the position sensitive photo sensor to less than 45°.

Abstract: The present invention provides a radiographic imaging including, provided at an insulating substrate, sensor portions for radiation detection that generate charges due to receive radiation or light converted from radiation, first signal lines that are connected to the sensor portions for radiation detection and through which flow electric signals that correspond to the charges generated at the sensor portions for radiation detection, and second signal lines having a substantially same wiring pattern as the first signal lines. Detection of radiation is carried out on the basis of a difference between an electric signal flowing through the first signal line and an electric signal flowing through the second signal line, or a difference between values of digital data obtained by digitally converting an electric signal flowing through the first signal line and an electric signal flowing through the second signal line, respectively.

Abstract: A nuclear medicine mammography system and method for conducting concurrent examinations of both breasts of a patient, thereby reducing examination time in molecular breast imaging. The system comprises first and second pairs of generally opposed articulatable gamma photon detectors, wherein each pair of detectors can be arranged to image a respective breast independently from the other pair of detectors. In one or more embodiments, each pair of detectors can be arranged in at least two imaging orientations, such as cranio-caudal and mediolateral-oblique.

Abstract: A pixel structure includes a first photoelectric conversion layer, a second photoelectric conversion layer, a blocking layer, a first electronic element layer and a second electronic element layer. The first photoelectric conversion layer converts a first energy portion of an X-ray into a first electrical signal and the second photoelectric conversion converts a second energy portion thereof into a second electrical signal. The blocking layer is disposed between the first and second photoelectric conversion layers to filter out partial ray with a portion of the frequency range of the X-ray. The first electronic element layer is disposed between the first photoelectric conversion layer and the blocking layer to enable the first photoelectric conversion layer and receive the first electrical signal; the second electronic element layer is disposed between the second photoelectric conversion layer and the blocking layer to enable the second photoelectric conversion layer and receive the second electrical signal.

Abstract: Scintillator arrays and methods of making scintillator arrays are provided. One scintillator array includes a scintillator substrate having a plurality of scintillators spaced apart by gaps within the scintillator substrate and a smoothing layer overlaying a surface of the scintillator substrate within the gaps. The smoothing layer includes an organically modified silicate. The scintillator array also includes an optical reflector layer overlaying a surface of the smoothing layer within the gaps.

Abstract: Compositions and methods are described for transparent glass composite having nanoparticles therein that scintillate in the presence of nuclear radiation, particularly gamma rays, but also x-rays, alpha particles, beta particles, and neutrons. The transparent glass composites can be prepared by a melt/cool process to produce the transparent glass composite. The wavelength of light emitted by the transparent glass composite can be tailored based on the materials used to make the glass composite. A detector that utilizes the transparent glass composite can measure nuclear radiation from numerous sources.

Abstract: Systems, devices and methods of reconstructing an image from a positron emission tomography scan that may include detecting a plurality of photons selected from scattered photons and unscattered photons by a plurality of detectors, identifying a time interval for each of the plurality of photons by a processing device, matching each of the plurality of photons into a plurality of pairs of coincident photons based upon a substantially simultaneous time interval identified by the processing device, measuring an energy produced by each of the plurality of photons by the plurality of detectors, determining a scattering angle for each pair of coincident photons from an annihilation point relative to the position of the plurality of detectors by the processing device based on the energy produced and reconstructing an image using a reconstruction algorithm, wherein the reconstruction algorithm uses the scattering angle of each pair of coincident photons.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a scintillation assembly. The assembly may include a scintillator having a surface, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer contacting at least a portion of said surface, and a reflector proximal to the scintillator surface and adhered to the scintillator surface by the pressure sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer exhibits a TTV of 0.01 mm or less.

Abstract: A neutron spectrometer is described. The spectrometer includes a first conversion screen (8) comprising a neutron absorbing material and a phosphor material, a first wavelength-shifting light-guide (14) arranged to receive photons from the phosphor material of the first conversion screen and generate wavelength-shifted photons therefrom and a first photodetector (22) optically coupled to the first wavelength-shifting light-guide and arranged to detect the wave-length-shifted photons. The spectrometer further includes a second conversion screen (12) comprising a neutron absorbing material and a phosphor material, a second wavelength-shifting light-guide (16) arranged to receive photons from the phosphor material of the second conversion screen and generate wavelength-shifted photons there-from, and a second photodetector (24) optically coupled to the second wavelength-shifting light-guide and arranged to detect the wave-length-shifted photons.

Abstract: A neutron detector is disclosed that includes a generally elongate sealed housing. A scintillator based neutron detection assembly is positioned within the elongate housing. The scintillator based neutron detection assembly includes a reflective portion, a plurality of optical fibers, and a scintillator portion. A fiber guide is connected with an end of said scintillator based neutron detection assembly and an end of the at least one bundle of fibers from the plurality of optical fibers is positioned in an output port in the fiber guide. A sensor assembly is included and is connected with the end of the bundle of fibers. An output connector is located on a front end of the generally elongate sealed housing for transmitting an output voltage in response to a neutron event.

Abstract: A substrate is made of copper having an atomic number of 29. The substrate is formed in the shape of a box without a top, and has a rectangular bottom and sidewalls erected at four sides surrounding the bottom. A scintillator is evaporated onto the bottom. The scintillator includes a non-columnar crystal and a plurality of columnar crystals erected by crystal growth. A photodetector tightly adheres to top surfaces of the sidewalls of the substrate through an O-ring, so as to close the top of the box-shaped substrate. The substrate, the photodetector, and the O-ring seal the scintillator in an air-tight manner.

Abstract: A radiation image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup panel in which a plurality of image pickup substrates including photoelectric-conversion elements is fixed onto a base, a scintillator portion including a scintillator layer of alkali halide-based columnar crystal and overlaid on the image pickup panel, and a moisture-proof layer provided between the base and the scintillator layer, at least between the plurality of image pickup substrates. The water vapor permeability of the moisture-proof layer is 10 g/m2/day or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a flat panel X-ray detector, which comprises a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate; a photoelectric detecting layer, which is disposed on and electrically connected with the TFT substrate, wherein the photoelectric detecting layer comprises a plurality of photoelectric detecting units and a plurality of light absorption units, and the light absorption unit is disposed between spaces adjacent to the photoelectric detecting unit; a Scintillation layer, which is disposed on the photoelectric detecting layer; and a reflective layer, which is disposed on the Scintillation layer.

Abstract: The mobile radio unit (phone, smartphone) comprises body 16 with an incorporated processor 1. The processor 1 is connected with memory 2, display 3, audible alarm aids 4, keyboard 5, power unit 6, navigator 9, and transceiver 15. The radio unit is equipped with radiation detector 8, electronic amplifier 7 and interface 10 connected to the processor 1. The detector 8 provides measuring alpha-, beta-, gamma- and neutron emissions and solar radiation levels. The processor 1 is provided with software, which ensures both communication functions and control, warning of exposure levels, measuring background radiation, building diagrams illustrating state of human organs. The keyboard 5 comprises keys for dosimeter and/or radiometer mode control. The detector 8, the interface 10 and the amplifier 7 can be placed in the mobile unit body 16 or in separate detachable unit. Thus, there was constructed an efficient mobile unit, which ensures an extended functionality.

Abstract: A radiation detecting apparatus comprises: a first detector that detects incidence of radiation; a plate-shaped detection substrate including a second detector that detects an incident position of the radiation to at least the first detector, and a first terminal that is electrically connected to the second detector; a wiring substrate including a second terminal and an external terminal that is electrically connected to the second terminal; and a connecting member that electrically connects the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal is arranged at one end of a main surface of the plate-shaped detection substrate. The detection substrate is mounted on the wiring substrate such that the main surface is substantially perpendicular to the wiring substrate in a state that the one end faces the wiring substrate. The first detector is arranged opposite to the main surface of the detection substrate.