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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Teledyne Dalsa, Inc., Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Teledyne Dalsa B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Biju Jacob, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Brian David Yanoff, Niskayuna, NY (US);
William Andrew Hennessy, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jeffery Jon Shaw, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Douglas Albagli, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Bartholomeus G. M. H. Dillen, Eindhoven, NL;
Inge Peters, Eindhoven, NL;
Anton Van Arendonk, Irricana, CA;
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
TELEDYNE DIGITAL IMAGING, INC., Waterloo, CA;
TELEDYNE DALSA B.V., Eindoven, NL;
Abstract
An x-ray detector comprises: a housing, including a cover removably fastened on a flange of a flanged base and forming a semi-hermetic seal therebetween, the flanged base including a bottom surface and the flange surrounding a perimeter of the bottom surface; and an x-ray imager positioned on the bottom surface, the x-ray imager including a scintillator and an image sensor, wherein the seal semi-hermetically encloses the x-ray imager in the housing, and is positioned nonadjacently to surfaces in contact with the x-ray imager. In this way, a simpler and less costly seal for a digital x-ray panel can be provide; furthermore, the seal is reusable and resealable, facilitating repair and refurbishment of the device.