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AssigneeGE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
InventorDavid M. Hoffman
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The present invention provides a detector for a CT imaging system. The detector includes a focused scintillator for receiving and converting high frequency electromagnetic energy to light energy. The detector further includes a photodiode positioned adjacent to the scintillator and configured to receive light energy discharged through a light exiting surface of the scintillator. The detector also includes electrical leads to transmit signals from the photodiode to a data processing unit for image construction. The CT system also provides for a gantry having an output for projecting high frequency electromagnetic energy toward the scintillator. A method of use and method of fabricating the tapered scintillators of the tapered scintillator array are also disclosed.
A scintillator array for a CT system comprising a plurality of tapered scintillators formed from a bulk of scintillating material and wherein each scintillator comprises an entrance surface larger than an exiting surface and a plurality of walls extending directionally from the entrance surface to the exiting surface, the scintillator array formed by one of:
A method of manufacturing 2D monolithic scintillator arrays having tapered scintillators, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of fabricating a tapered scintillator for use with a CT imaging system, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of manufacturing a scintillator array having a plurality of tapered scintillators, the method comprising the steps of:
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