X-ray detector
US5550378A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/487
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A detector having a plurality of densely packed x-ray detectors arranged into an array. Each detector preferably includes a scintillator element which is optically coupled to a photodetector element, preferably with a fiber optic link. Each photodetector element is preferably optically separate from adjacent photodetector elements. The detector array preferably includes integral an alignment structure to align the scintillator elements with the photodetector elements. The scintillator array elements are preferably formed from materials which possess a fast response and a minimum afterglow time.
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