X-ray detectors with plastic housings
AssigneeVarex Imaging Corporation
InventorsXiaoyang Shen, Marcelo C. Costa, Matt McCabe
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Abstract
Some embodiments include an x-ray detector, the x-ray detector including a plastic housing, a two-dimensional sensor array disposed in a within the plastic housing and configured to generate image data in response to incident x-rays, a front plate connected to the plastic housing, the front plate and the plastic housing forming an enclosure surrounding the two-dimensional sensor array, and a printed circuit board mounted to the plastic housing at a plurality of mount points. In some examples a centroid of the printed circuit board is closer to a center of the plastic housing than a centroid of the mount points.
Claims20
An x-ray detector, comprising:
- a plastic housing comprising a conductive coating;
- a flexible two-dimensional sensor array disposed within the plastic housing and configured to generate image data in response to incident x-rays;
- a front plate connected to the plastic housing, the front plate and the plastic housing forming an enclosure surrounding the flexible two-dimensional sensor array;
- an electromagnetic interference shield around the flexible two-dimensional sensor array;
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- a printed circuit board mounted to the plastic housing;
- wherein the electromagnetic interference shield comprises the conductive coating and the front plate.
An enclosure for an x-ray detector, the enclosure comprising:
- a plastic housing;
- a conductive coating covering an internal surface of the plastic housing;
- a front plate electrically coupleable to the conductive coating and sealabe to the plastic housing to define the enclosure;
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- a rigid component attached to the plastic housing within the enclosure.
A method of manufacturing an x-ray detector, the method comprising:
- forming a plastic housing;
- applying a conductive coating to the plastic housing;
- attaching a two-dimensional sensor array to the plastic housing such that the two-dimensional sensor array is electrically connected to the conductive coating;
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- sealing a front plate to the plastic housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.