Digital X-ray detector assembly with elastomeric backscatter shield
US8680475B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/2018
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Portable digital X-ray detectors are provided. One X-ray detector includes an outer assembly and a detector assembly disposed within the outer assembly. The detector assembly includes an imager having a scintillator that converts radiographic energy to light and a detector array having one or more detector elements that detect the light from the scintillator. The detector assembly also includes electronic circuitry mounted on at least one printed circuit board and adapted to control operation of the imager during data acquisition and readout. Further, an elastomeric assembly is disposed between the imager and the electronic circuitry, and the elastomeric assembly is configured to absorb backscattered X-rays that pass through the imager or deflect off of a portion of the outer assembly during an X-ray exposure.
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