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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1984
Vincent D Cannella, Birmingham, MI (US);
Zvi Yaniv, Southfield, MI (US);
Robert R Johnson, Franklin, MI (US);
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for providing electrical signals representative of an image formed by X-rays projected thereon includes a two-dimensional array of spaced apart light sensitive sensors formed from deposited semiconductor material. The elements are capable of effecting a detectable electrical characteristic responsive to the intensity of light received thereon. A phosphorescent layer overlying the light sensitive elements receives the projected X-ray image and produces light in response to the impingement of the X-rays thereon. Isolation elements enable the selective addressing of the light sensitive elements. A method of converting an image from electromagnetic energy to a plurality of electrical signals is also disclosed.