Invention Grant
- Patent Title: CT detector array having non-pixelated scintillator array
- Patent Title (中): 具有非象素化闪烁体阵列的CT检测器阵列
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Application No.: US11380488Application Date: 2006-04-27
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Publication No.: US07643607B2Publication Date: 2010-01-05
- Inventor: Haochuan Jiang , David M. Hoffman , James S. Vartuli
- Applicant: Haochuan Jiang , David M. Hoffman , James S. Vartuli
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, SC
- Main IPC: H05G1/64
- IPC: H05G1/64 ; G01T1/202

Abstract:
The present invention is a directed to a non-pixelated scintillator array for a CT detector as well as an apparatus and method of manufacturing same. The scintillator array is comprised of a number of ceramic fibers or single crystal fibers that are aligned in parallel with respect to one another. As a result, the pack has very high dose efficiency. Furthermore, each fiber is designed to direct light out to a photodiode with very low scattering loss. The fiber size (cross-sectional diameter) may be controlled such that smaller fibers may be fabricated for higher resolution applications. Moreover, because the fiber size can be controlled to be consistent throughout the scintillator array and the fibers are aligned in parallel with one another, the scintillator array, as a whole, also is uniform. Therefore, precise alignment with the photodiode array or the collimator assembly is not necessary.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060203957A1 CT DETECTOR ARRAY HAVING NON-PIXELATED SCINTILLATOR ARRAY Public/Granted day:2006-09-14
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