Patent · US Expired

Modular device for the detection and/or transmission of radiation with self-aligning modules

US7525097B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11References

19Claims

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Assignee

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV · NL

Inventors

Ralf Dorscheid · Kerkrade, NL
Gereon Vogtmeier · Aachen, DE
Roger Steadman · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 22, 2005
Grant date	Apr 28, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 25, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B6/4411
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for the detection and/or transmission of radiation, particularly an X-ray detector 1, that consists of a carrier 10 on which an array of detector modules 20 is arranged. The carrier 10 comprises holes 11 through which a ball at the backside of the detector modules 20 can be inserted in order to fix the modules such that they can still rotate to a certain degree. Due to this freedom, the sensor modules 20 can align themselves during assembly.

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