Tileable X-ray detector cassettes
US11253212B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/247
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to the use of X-ray detector cassettes that may be abutted or overlapped to form a detector assembly suitable for imaging objects that are too large to image using a single X-ray detector cassette. Such a detector assembly may be customized in terms of the size and/or shape of the field-of-view (FOV). In certain embodiments the radiation-sensitive electronics (e.g., readout electronics) are positioned to the side of the X-ray detecting components (e.g., scintillator, TFT array, and so forth), allowing the cassette to be thin relative to other detector devices and allowing the electronics to remain outside the X-ray beam path.
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