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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2007
Jonathan D. Short, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
George E. Possin, Niskayuna, NY (US);
James W. Leblanc, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Rogerio G. Rodrigues, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Kent C. Burr, Latham, NY (US);
Aaron J. Couture, Schenectady, NY (US);
Wen LI, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jonathan D. Short, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
George E. Possin, Niskayuna, NY (US);
James W. LeBlanc, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Rogerio G. Rodrigues, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Kent C. Burr, Latham, NY (US);
Aaron J. Couture, Schenectady, NY (US);
Wen Li, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A detector module for a CT imaging system includes a scintillator to convert x-rays to optical photons. The scintillator is optically coupled to a solid-state photomultiplier with internal gain to receive the optical photons and convert them into a corresponding electrical signal output.