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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tetsuhiko Takahashi, Suginami, JP;
Hirosh Takeuch, Matsudo, JP;
Toshikazu Shimada, Kokubunji, JP;
Haruo Itoh, Hino, JP;
Tadaaki Hirai, Koganei, JP;
Kenji Maio, Sugniami, JP;
Kenichi Okajima, Houya, JP;
Minoru Yoshida, Nishitama, JP;
Hideaki Yamamoto, Tokorozawa, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250367 ; 250366 ; 25037011 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a multi-element type radiation detector for an X-ray CT scanner system wherein a plurality of scintillator blocks that are isolated either optically or radiation-wise from one another are arranged integrally, and a photo-diode consisting of an amorphous silicon layer for converting the emission of each scintillator is formed on the surface of each scintillator block by thin film technique.