Certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention comprise a device comprising a cast collimator derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold, said collimator defining a feature adapted to contain a plurality of radiation detection elements. In certain embodiments, the collimator can define a feature adapted to contain a plurality of radiation detection elements, such as scintillators. Certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention comprise a device comprising a cast component derived from a metallic foil stack lamination mold. In various exemplary embodiments, the cast components can be a mechanical, electrical, electronic, optical, fluidic, biomedical, and/or biotechnological component. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. This abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of, Claims priority to and incorporates by reference in its entirety U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/308,545, filed 3 Dec. 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,141,812, which is a continuation-in-part of, claims priority to, and incorporates by reference in its entirety each of: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/282,441, filed 29 Oct. 2002, and titled "Devices, Methods, and Systems Involving Cast Computed Tomography Collimators"; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/282,402, filed 29 Oct. 2002, and titled "Devices, Methods, and Systems Involving Cast Collimators"; and PCT Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US02/17936, filed 5 Jun. 2002.
A nuclear hardened liquid crystal display (LCD) and a method for hardening a liquid crystal display is provided. The nuclear hardened LCD can include an LCD glass laminate stack. The LCD glass laminate stack can include a front transparent substrate, a back substrate, and a liquid crystal material disposed between the front transparent substrate and the back substrate. The nuclear hardened LCD can further include a protective laminate stack positioned in front of the LCD glass laminate stack. The protective laminate stack can include a volume absorbing filter, that absorbs selective electromagnetic energy throughout a thickness of the volume absorbing filter.
