Imaging detector
US9638810B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/2018
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A detector array (112) includes at least one detector pixel (306) with a cavity (400) that defines a three dimensional volume. A surface of the cavity includes at least two photosensitive regions and a non-photosensitive region there between, defining at least two sub-pixels (306i, 3062) which detect light photons traversing within the three dimensional cavity and produce respective signals indicative thereof. The detector array further includes a scintillator (302), including a first sub-portion that is located in the cavity and which emits the light photons in response to absorbing x-ray photons. Light photons emitted by the first sub-portion are detected by both of the at least two sub-pixels
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