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Detector module for an imaging system

US9613992B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

GE Medical Systems Israel, Ltd. · IL

Inventors

Arie Shahar · Afula, IL
Eliezer Traub · Ramat Gan, IL
Israel Altman · Kiryat Ono, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 24, 2013
Grant date	Apr 4, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 9, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH10F39/804
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A detector module for detecting photons includes a detector formed from a semiconductive material, the detector having a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a plurality of sidewalls extending between the first and second surfaces, and a guard band coupled to the sidewalls, the guard band having a length that extends about a circumference of the detector, the guard band having a width that is greater than a thickness of the detector such that an upper rim segment of the guard band projects beyond the first surface of the detector, the upper rim segment being folded over a peripheral region of the first surface along the circumference of the detector, the guard band configured to reduce recombinations proximate to the edges of the detector.

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