US 11,391,851 B2 · Sealed radiation detector module systems and methods

Abstract

Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide a radiation detector module for a radiation detector. A radiation detector module includes a metallic and/or metalized enclosure, a radiation sensor disposed within the enclosure, readout electronics configured to provide radiation detection event signals corresponding to incident ionizing radiation in the radiation sensor, and a cap including an internal interface configured to couple to the readout electronics and an external interface configured to couple to a radiation detector, where the cap is configured to hermetically seal the radiation sensor within the enclosure. The cap may be implemented as an edge plated printed circuit board (PCB) including a slot configured to mate with a planar edge of an open surface of the enclosure, where the slot is soldered to the planar edge of the enclosure to hermetically seal the radiation sensor within the enclosure.

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Dependent claims

A radiation detector module comprising:

a metallic and/or metalized enclosure;
a radiation sensor disposed within the enclosure;
readout electronics configured to provide radiation detection event signals corresponding to incident ionizing radiation in the radiation sensor;
and
a cap comprising an internal interface configured to couple to the readout electronics and an external interface configured to couple to a radiation detector, wherein the cap is configured to hermetically seal the radiation sensor within the enclosure, and wherein the cap comprises an edge plated printed circuit board (PCB) comprising:
a slot configured to mate with a planar edge of an open surface of the enclosure, wherein the slot of the cap is soldered to the planar edge of the enclosure to hermetically seal the radiation sensor within the enclosure;
and
a via structure formed through the edge plated PCB and configured to electrically couple the external interface of the cap to the internal interface of the cap.

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A method comprising:

providing a metallic and/or metalized enclosure;
providing a cap comprising an edge plated printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a slot configured to mate with a planar edge of an open surface of the enclosure;
coupling a radiation sensor and readout electronics to an interior surface of the cap, wherein the readout electronics are configured to provide radiation detection event signals corresponding to incident ionizing radiation in the radiation sensor;
and
hermetically sealing the radiation sensor within the enclosure using the cap to form a radiation detector module, wherein:
the cap comprises an internal interface configured to couple to the readout electronics and an external interface configured to couple to a radiation detector;
the hermetically sealing the radiation sensor within the enclosure comprises soldering the slot of the cap to the planar edge of the enclosure to hermetically seal the radiation sensor within the enclosure;
and
the edge plated PCB comprises a via structure formed through the edge plated PCB and configured to electrically couple the external interface of the cap to the internal interface of the cap.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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