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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Rodney H. Warner, Austin, TX (US);
Royce Mckim, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Rodney H. Warner, Austin, TX (US);
Royce McKim, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corp., Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/00 (2006.01); G01T 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
X-ray detector assemblies and related computed tomography systems are provided. In this regard, a representative X-ray detector assembly includes: a scintillator assembly having a scintillation component and an optical fiber; the scintillation component being operative to emit light responsive to X-rays being incident thereon; the optical fiber being positioned to receive light emitted from the scintillation component.