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Digital x-ray detectors

US7495227B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

William Andrew Hennessy · Troy, US
Habib Vafi · Brookfield, US
Donald E. Castleberry · Niskayuna, US
Michael John Utschig · Wauwatosa, US
Mahadevan Balasubramaniam · Ballston Lake, US
Jie Jiang · Shanghai, CN
Virendra Vilas Gaikwad · Bengaluru, IN
Ajit Achuthan · Niskayuna, US
Le Yan · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 10, 2007
Grant date	Feb 24, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 10, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01T1/20189
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An x-ray detector is provided for use in imaging systems. The x-ray detector includes a detector subsystem configured to output electrical signals in response to reception of x-rays. The detector subsystem includes an imaging panel, a support layer and a low density core disposed between the imaging panel and the support layer.

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