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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Haochuan Jiang, Brookfield, WI (US);
David Michael Hoffman, New Berlin, WI (US);
Inventors:
Haochuan Jiang, Brookfield, WI (US);
David Michael Hoffman, New Berlin, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A scintillator array for use in a CT imaging system and a method for making the scintillator array are provided. The scintillator array includes a plurality of projecting elements disposed proximate one another. The scintillator array further includes a glass compound containing a plurality of reflective particles being disposed on the plurality of projecting elements, wherein the projecting elements emit light in response to receiving x-rays.