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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2015
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Varian Medical Systems International Ag, Cham, CH;
Daniel Shedlock, Knoxville, TN (US);
Josh M. Star-Lack, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Daniel Morf, Buch am Irchel, CH;
Eric Abel, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gary F. Virshup, Cupertino, CA (US);
Andre Meyer, Zurich, CH;
Viktor Steinlin, Otelfingen, CH;
Mingshan Sun, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An imaging device includes: a scintillator layer; and an array of photodiode elements; wherein the scintillator layer is configured to receive radiation that has passed through the array of photodiode elements. An imaging device includes: a scintillator layer having a plurality of scintillator elements configured to convert radiation into photons; and an array of photodiode elements configured to receive photons from the scintillator layer, and generate electrical signals in response to the received photons; wherein at least two of the scintillator elements are separated by an air gap. An imaging device includes: a first scintillator layer having a plurality of scintillator elements arranged in a first plane; and a second scintillator layer having a plurality of scintillator elements arranged in a second plane; wherein the first scintillator layer and the second scintillator layer are arranged next to each other and form a non-zero angle relative to each other.