Pixelated photon detector
US7009183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/2928
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A gamma camera comprising:a plurality of pixelated detectors wherein each pixelated detector provides a detector signal responsive to photons that are incident on it;a plurality of processing circuits that receive said detector signals and provide processed signals responsive to said detector signals; andat least one printed circuit board on which said processing circuits are mounted and having conductors thereon that carry said detector signals to said processing circuits;wherein said processing circuits are mounted on said printed circuit board at locations remote from said detectors; andwherein said plurality of pixelated detectors form a two-dimensional planar array.
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