Pixellated detector device

US9110174B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

• Herfried Karl Wieczorek · Aachen, DE
• Andreas Thon · Aachen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 18, 2011
• Grant date: Aug 18, 2015
• Expiry date: Sep 19, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10F71/00
• WIPO field: Environmental technology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A pixellated detector with an enhanced structure enables easy pixel identification even with high light output at crystal edges. A half-pixel shift between scintillator crystals (50) and detector pixels (12) enables the identification of a crystal (50) from four detector pixels (12) instead of nine pixels in case of optical crosstalk. Glass plates without any mechanical structuring may be used as a common substrate (60) for detectors and scintillators.