Novel Ge Scintillator Delivers Ct Imaging Revolution

Gemstone, a newly-developed transparent polycrystalline high-performance scintillator for computed tomography, is turning out to be a gem or a product of GE Healthcare, and its ability to deliver improved patient care has earned it one of two 2010 Ceramic Technical Achievement Awards from the American Ceramic Society. A CT scan produces a volume of data that is manipulated, via digital processing, to reveal various bodily structures based on their ability to block an X-ray beam. Modern CT scanners allow this volume of data to be reformatted in various planes, or even as 3D representations of structures. This article describes Gemstone in more detail.