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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Zhengrong Ying, Belmont, MA (US);
Inventor:
Zhengrong Ying, Belmont, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/2018 (2013.01); G01N 2223/419 (2013.01); G01N 2223/505 (2013.01); G01T 1/2002 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting X-rays and converting the detected X-ray intensities into digital signals is disclosed. The apparatus places Analog to Digital Conversion (ADC) chips directly under a scintillator array along the X-ray beam direction and uses a shield that is placed between a photodiode substrate and an Analog to Digital Conversion (ADC) chip to block X-rays from directly reaching the dies of the ADC chips, which are sensitive to X-rays. Also an X-ray CT system utilizing the disclosed apparatus for detecting X-rays is provided.