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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ashutosh Joshi, Waukesha, WI (US);
Joseph Lacey, Cambridge, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G01N 23/083 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/083 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/4233 (2013.01); A61B 6/4488 (2013.01); A61B 6/482 (2013.01);
Abstract
A CT system includes a rotatable gantry having an opening for receiving an object to be scanned, an x-ray source configured to project x-rays through the opening, and a detector assembly positioned to receive the x-rays. The detector assembly includes a plurality of readout chips positioned within a cooling zone and configured to receive electrical signals from a plurality of diode arrays, and a fan positioned to blow air into the cooling zone. An air temperature within the cooling zone is controlled independent of a speed of the fan.