Abstract:
The invention refers to X-ray devices, an X-ray detector and a method of correcting intensity signals. An X-ray detector then comprises for determining the intensity of X-rays, which comprise a proportion of primary radiation having an irradiation direction and a proportion of scattered radiation, at least a first sensor element and second sensor elements, which are each provided for converting the X-rays into first and second intensity signals, and a filter element, which is provided for decreasing the proportion of scattered radiation in the intensity of the X-rays, wherein the second sensor elements are arranged in irradiation direction behind the filter element and wherein the first sensor element fastened to the filter element is provided for determining the intensity of the X-rays before leaving the filter element. The proportion of the scattered radiation calculated from the measuring data of the first and second sensor elements is provided for correcting the second intensity signals for the following image generation.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a radiation detector (100) comprising a scintillator group with for example two scintillator elements (120a, 120b) for converting incident primary photons (X, X') into secondary photons (?, ?') according to a characteristic emission spectrum. Moreover, the detector comprises at least two photodetectors (120a, 120b) for converting said secondary photons into electrical signals, wherein said photodetectors have different absorption spectra and can be read out separately. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the photodetectors are organic photodetectors (120a, 120b). The scintillator elements (120a, 120b) and the photodetectors are preferably arranged in a stack one behind the other. Due to the at least two photodetectors (120a, 120b), additional information about incident primary radiation (X, X') can be collected.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a radiation detector (10), comprising an array of pixels (1), wherein each pixel (1) comprises a conversion layer of a semiconductor material (4) for converting incident radiation into electrical signals and wherein each pixel (1) is surrounded by a trench (3) that is at least partly filled with a barrier material that absorbs at least a part of photons generated by the incident radiation. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a radiation detector (10).
Abstract:
A Grid (1) for selective absorption of electromagnetic radiation (2, 3), as used e.g. in CT or NM imaging, comprises a block of a rigid foam material (4), where the foam material is essentially transparent to the electromagnetic radiation (2, 3), a first set of radiation absorbing lamellae (5), and a second set of radiation absorbing lamellae (6), the first and the second set of lamellae are arranged in the block of foam material so that a radiation transmission direction (T) is defined, the first set of lamellae and the second set of lamellae being arranged on top of each other with respect to the transmission direction (T). Such a grid arrangement is rigid due to the use of a carrier material, can be manufactured precisely and, furthermore, two-dimensional grids can be manufactured without the need to physically intersect the lamellae.
Abstract:
It is described a low ohmic Through Wafer Interconnection (TWI) for electronic chips formed on a semiconductor substrate (600). The TWI comprises a first connection (610) extending between a front surface and a back surface of the substrate (600). The first connection (610) comprises a through hole filled with a low ohmic material having a specific resistivity lower than poly silicon. The TWI further comprises a second connection (615) also extending between the front surface and the back surface. The second connection (615) is spatially separated from the first connection (610) by at least a portion of the semiconductor substrate (600). The front surface is provided with a integrated circuit arrangement (620) wherein the first connection (610) is electrically coupled to at least one node of the integrated circuit arrangement (620) without penetrating the integrated circuit arrangement (620). During processing the TWI the through hole may be filled first with a non-metallic material, e.g. poly silicon. After forming integrated components (620) on top of the front surface the substrate (600) may be thinned and the non-metallic material may be substituted with the low ohmic material, which is in particular a metallic material.
Abstract:
An inspection method for through- wafer interconnects of a through- wafer interconnects substrate (105) the substrate having a front-side and a back-side on which back-side at least one contact (218) is formed, comprises the steps of placing a multi-contact foil (108) on the back-side and contacting the multi-contact foil (108) with a contacting substrate (109). An inspection device (107) for a through-wafer interconnects substrate (105) comprising a multi-contact foil (108) contactable to a through-wafer interconnects substrate (105) and contacted to a contacting substrate (105).