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According to one embodiment, a scintillation article includes a detector housing having a window cavity and a window disposed within the window cavity. The window cavity defining a window opening at an external surface of the housing that has a greater width than a width of the window, and wherein a

According to one embodiment, a scintillation article includes a detector housing having a window cavity and a window disposed within the window cavity. The window cavity defining a window opening at an external surface of the housing that has a greater width than a width of the window, and wherein a surface of the window is directly bonded to an interior surface of the detector housing at a bond joint comprising a diffusion bond region.

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1. A scintillation article comprising: a detector housing comprising a window cavity, a scintillator cavity, and a protrusion disposed between the window and scintillator cavities;a scintillator disposed within the scintillator cavity, wherein substantially none of the scintillator extends into an a

1. A scintillation article comprising: a detector housing comprising a window cavity, a scintillator cavity, and a protrusion disposed between the window and scintillator cavities;a scintillator disposed within the scintillator cavity, wherein substantially none of the scintillator extends into an annulus defined by the protrusion; anda window disposed within the window cavity, the window cavity defining a window opening at an external surface of the housing that has a greater width than a width of the window, and wherein a surface of the window is directly bonded to an interior surface of the detector housing at a bond joint comprising a diffusion bond region. 2. The scintillation article of claim 1, wherein the bond joint comprises a braze material. 3. The scintillation article of claim 2, wherein the diffusion bond region comprises a region at the interface between the detector housing and braze material of interdiffusion between the materials of the braze material and the housing at the bond joint. 4. The scintillation article of claim 1, wherein the protrusion has a height is not greater than about 90% of a thickness of the detector housing. 5. The scintillation article of claim 4, wherein the protrusion is a rim extending through a circumference of the inner surface of the detector housing. 6. The scintillation article of claim 4, wherein the window cavity is a region defined between the protrusion and a distal end of the housing. 7. The scintillation article of claim 1, wherein the scintillator is spaced apart from the protrusion. 8. A scintillation article comprising: a detector housing comprising a window cavity, a scintillator cavity, and a protrusion disposed between the window and scintillator cavities;a scintillator disposed within the scintillator cavity, wherein substantially none of the scintillator extends into an annulus defined by the protrusion; anda window comprising a crystalline material disposed within the window cavity, the window having a front surface, a rear surface generally parallel to the front surface, and a side surface extending between the front surface and rear surface, wherein a portion of the rear surface is directly contacting an inner surface of the housing. 9. The scintillation article of claim 8, wherein a side surface of the window is directly bonded to an inner surface of the housing at a bond joint comprising a diffusion bond region. 10. The scintillation article of claim 8, wherein the side surface extends at a substantially perpendicular angle to the front surface of the window. 11. The scintillation article of claim 10, wherein the side surface extends at a substantially perpendicular angle to the rear surface of the window. 12. The scintillation article of claim 8, wherein the scintillator is spaced apart from the protrusion. 13. The scintillation article of claim 8, wherein the window cavity is disposed at a distal end of the detector housing at an external, front surface of the detector housing. 14. The scintillation article of claim 13, wherein the window cavity is defined as a region between the protrusion that extends radially inward from an inner surface of the detector housing, and a front surface of the detector housing. 15. The scintillation article of claim 14, wherein the window protrudes axially from the detector housing beyond the front surface of the detector housing. 16. A scintillation article comprising: a detector housing comprising a window cavity, a scintillator cavity; and a protrusion disposed between the window and scintillator cavities;a scintillator disposed within the scintillator cavity, wherein substantially none of the scintillator extends into an annulus defined by the protrusion; anda window disposed within the housing, the window having a front surface, a rear surface generally parallel to the front surface, and a side surface extending between the front surface and rear surface at a substantially perpendicular angle to the front surface, wherein the detector has a photo collection efficiency of at least about 74%. 17. The scintillation article of claim 16, wherein the photo collection efficiency is at least about 75%. 18. The scintillation article of claim 17, wherein the photo collection efficiency is within a range between about 74% and about 90%. 19. The scintillation article of claim 16, wherein the side surface of the window extends at a substantially perpendicular angle to the rear surface of the window. 20. The scintillation article of claim 16, wherein the scintillator is spaced apart from the protrusion.