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X-ray converter element

US7718974B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15References

13Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Reiner Schulz · Remscheid, DE
Manfred Fuchs · Nuremberg, DE
Georg Wittmann · Herzogenaurach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 21, 2007
Grant date	May 18, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 21, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01T1/20
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An x-ray converter element has an x-ray-permeable and moisture-impermeable substrate, an x-ray-permeable carrier that is connected to the substrate, and a scintillator that is applied on the substrate, and an optically-transparent and moisture-impermeable protective layer that covers the scintillator.

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