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US 2008/0173822 A1Published application
Direct radiation converter module and direct radiation converter
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsTobias Feltgen, Peter Hackenschmied, Bjorn Heismann
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Abstract
A direct radiation converter module and a direct radiation converter are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the direct radiation converter module includes a direct converter layer, provided with a metal layer, for converting radiation absorbed therein into electrical charge. For protection and passivation, the surface, of the metal layer and of the direct conversion layer, is coated at least partially with a protective layer made from parylene.
Claims13
A direct radiation converter module for recording at least one of X-radiation and gamma radiation, comprising:
- a direct converter layer for direct conversion of the at least one of X-radiation and gamma radiation into electrical charge, the direct converter layer being provided with a metal layer on a radiation entry side, a protective layer made from parylene being applied at least partially on an outer surface of the metal layer and at least partially on an outer surface of the direct converter layer.
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