System and method for verifying the integrity of a radiation detector

A method for verifying the integrity of a radiation detector comprising:

• inducing a voltage in one or more detector elements of the radiation detector, each of the detector elements operative to detect electromagnetic radiation;
• obtaining a reading from the one or more detector elements;
• and
• determining whether the integrity of the radiation detector has been compromised based at least in part on comparing the reading to a benchmark.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions configured to adapt a controller to:

• induce a voltage in one or more detector elements of a radiation detector;
• obtain a reading from the one or more detector elements via one or more data modules electrically connected to the one or more detector elements via one or more data lines;
• and
• determine whether the integrity of the radiation detector has been compromised based at least in part on comparing the reading to a benchmark.