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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2007
John Eric Tkaczyk, Delanson, NY (US);
James Wilson Rose, Guilderland, NY (US);
Wen LI, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jonathan D. Short, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Yanfeng Du, Rexford, NY (US);
John Eric Tkaczyk, Delanson, NY (US);
James Wilson Rose, Guilderland, NY (US);
Wen Li, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jonathan D. Short, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Yanfeng Du, Rexford, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A CT detector includes a direct conversion material configured to generate electrical charge upon reception of x-rays, a plurality of metallized anodes configured to collect electrical charges generated in the direct conversion material, at least one readout device, and a redistribution layer having a plurality of electrical pathways configured to route the electrical charges from the plurality of metallized anodes to the at least one readout device. A plurality of switches is coupled to the plurality of electrical pathways between the plurality of metallized anodes and the at least one readout device, wherein each of the plurality of switches includes an input line electrically coupled to one of the plurality of metallized anodes, a first output node electrically coupled to the at least one readout device, and a second output node electrically coupled to at least one other switch of the plurality of switches.