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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
Inventor:
Christian Schroeter, Bamberg, DE;
Assignee:
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH, Erlangen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/208 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/208 (2013.01); A61B 6/585 (2013.01);
Abstract
A detector is disclosed for detecting X-ray and/or gamma radiation, including a scintillator element for converting the X-ray and/or gamma radiation into light. The scintillator element has at least one side surface, an upper side and a lower side, a first photodiode on the lower side of the scintillator element. The detector further includes an electronic evaluation device, a light source designed to illuminate the scintillator element, and a light-impermeable housing which surrounds the scintillator element, the first photodiode, the electronic evaluation device and the light source.