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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
May. 15, 2003
Applicants:
George Zentai, Mountain View, CA (US);
Larry Partain, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
George Zentai, Mountain View, CA (US);
Larry Partain, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An X-ray image acquisition apparatus includes a panel having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoconductor secured between said first and second electrodes. The photoconductor has a thickness configured to absorb X-ray radiation at a high energy level. The first and second electrodes are configured to create an electric field for transporting charges created in the photoconductor to a pixel unit, thereby allowing charges to be efficiently collected when low or high energy X-ray radiation is used.