Spectral imaging detector
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsRodney A. Mattson, Randall P. Luhta, Marc A. Chappo
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Abstract
A one-dimensional multi-element photo detector (120) includes a photodiode array (122) with a first upper row of photodiode pixels and a second lower row of photodiode pixels. The photodiode array (122) is part of the photo detector (120). A scintillator array (126) includes a first upper row and a second lower row of scintillator pixels. The first upper and second lower rows of scintillator pixels are respectively optically coupled to the first upper and second lower rows of photodiode pixels. The photo detector (120) also includes readout electronics (124), which are also part of the photo detector (120). Electrical traces (512) interconnect the photodiode pixels and the readout electronics (124).
Claims42
A one-dimensional multi-element photo detector, comprising:
- a photodiode array, including a first upper row of photodiode pixels and a second lower row of photodiode pixels, wherein the photodiode array is part of the photo detector;
- a scintillator array, including a first upper row and a second lower row of scintillator pixels, wherein the first upper and second lower rows of scintillator pixels are respectively optically coupled to the first upper and second lower rows of photodiode pixels;
- readout electronics, wherein the readout electronics are part of the photo detector, and
- electrical traces that interconnect the photodiode pixels and the readout electronics.
A detector module, comprising:
- a plurality of slice modules, each slice module including:
- a plurality of support structures;
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- a plurality of one-dimensional multi-element photo detectors, each one-dimensional multi-element photo detector, including:
- a readout area with readout electronics;
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- a photosensitive area with a photo diode array having a plurality of stacked rows of photodiode pixels, wherein a scintillator array is optically coupled to the photo diode array;
- wherein each of the plurality of support structures supports a corresponding one of the one-dimensional multi-element photo detectors.
An imaging system, comprising:
- a source that emits radiation from a focal spot;
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- a detector array that detects the radiation and generates a signal indicative thereof, the detector array, including a plurality of slice modules stacked along a transverse axis and extending along a longitudinal axis, each slice module, including:
- a plurality of one-dimensional multi-element photo detectors aligned in series, each one-dimensional multi-element photo detector, including:
- readout electronics;
- a photo diode array with at least a first upper row and a second lower row of photodiode pixels;
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- a scintillator array with at least a first upper row and a second lower row of scintillator pixels, wherein the first upper and second lower rows of scintillator pixels are respectively optically coupled to the first upper and second lower rows of photodiode pixels;
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- a plurality of support structures, each support structure supporting a corresponding one of the photo detectors.
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