Patent classifications
G01T1/20188
HYBRID X-RAY AND OPTICAL DETECTOR
The present invention relates to an imaging detector. In order to provide a hybrid X-ray and optical detector with enhanced optical imaging capabilities and a simple design, an imaging detector is provided for capturing optical imaging data and X-ray imaging data. The imaging detector comprises a substrate, a photosensitive sensor, an X-ray scintillator, and an array of optical component arrangements. The photosensitive sensor comprises sensor pixels distributed across the imaging detector. The X-ray scintillator is configured to convert energy of incident X-ray radiation into optical photons. Each optical component arrangement comprises at least one optical component configured for directing incident optical radiation towards the photosensitive sensor. The sensor pixels comprise optical pixels, each coupled with a respective optical component arrangement to receive the incident optical radiation, thereby generating the optical imaging data. The sensor pixels comprise X-ray pixels coupled with the X-ray scintillator to receive the converted optical photons, thereby generating the X-ray imaging data.
RADIATION IMAGING DEVICE
A radiation imaging device according to one embodiment comprises a radiation detection panel, a base substrate having a support surface configured to support the radiation detection panel, and a housing, wherein: the housing has a top wall and a bottom wall, the base substrate has a protruding portion which protrudes further outward than the radiation detection panel when seen in a direction orthogonal to the support surface, a first extending portion is provided to the support surface of the protruding portion, a second extending portion is provided to a back surface of the protruding portion, the second extending portion being disposed at a position which it faces the first extending portion with the protruding portion interposed therebetween, and the base substrate is supported on the top wall via the first extending portion and is supported on the bottom wall via the second extending portion.
Digital X-ray detector, digital X-ray detection device, and manufacturing method thereof
A digital X-ray detector, a digital X-ray detection device and a manufacturing method thereof are discussed. The digital X-ray detector includes a base substrate including an active region including a plurality of pixel regions, and a gate-in-panel (GIP) region as at least one side region to the active region; a PIN diode disposed in the active region and over the base substrate; a GIP driver disposed in the GIP region and over the base substrate; and a scintillator layer disposed over the PIN diode and the GIP driver so as to overlay the active region and at least a portion of the GIP region. In the present invention, damage of the driver due to X-ray is minimized while a bezel size is minimized.
Detach and reattach of a flexible polyimide based X-ray detector
An image sensor array formed on a flexible first substrate is supported by a flexible second substrate attached thereto. The second substrate has a top surface with an adhesive thereon for attaching the substrates together. The adhesive is on a portion of the second substrate directly beneath the image sensor array to allow selective formation of the second substrate.
RADIATION IMAGING DEVICE
A radiation imaging device according to one embodiment includes a radiation detection panel having a first surface on which a detection region is formed, and a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface, a base substrate having a support surface configured to face the second surface and configured to support the radiation detection panel, and a flexible circuit substrate connected to the radiation detection panel, wherein an end portion of the base substrate corresponding to a portion to which the flexible circuit substrate is connected is located further inward than an end portion of the radiation detection panel when seen in a first direction orthogonal to the support surface, and the base substrate has a protruding portion which protrudes further outward than the radiation detection panel at a position at which the base substrate does not overlap the flexible circuit substrate when seen in the first direction.
X-RAY IMAGING PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING X-RAY IMAGING PANEL
An X-ray imaging panel includes: a photodiode that converts scintillation light that is obtained from an X-ray that passes through an object into a signal; a first thin-film transistor; a first insulating film that covers at least a part of the first thin-film transistor and that has a first opening above the first thin-film transistor; a lower electrode that is disposed below the photodiode, that covers at least a part of the first insulating film, that is formed in the first opening of the first insulating film, and that is connected to the first thin-film transistor in the first opening; and a second insulating film that is disposed above the lower electrode and that is formed in the first opening. The photodiode covers the first opening in which the second insulating film is formed, and the photodiode is connected to the lower electrode.
Radiation detection apparatus having an analyzer within a housing
A radiation detection apparatus can include a scintillator to emit scintillating light in response to absorbing radiation; a photosensor to generate an electronic pulse in response to receiving the scintillating light; an analyzer to determine a characteristic of the radiation; and a housing that contains the scintillator, the photosensor, and the analyzer, wherein the radiation detection apparatus to is configured to allow functionality be changed without removing the analyzer from the housing. The radiation detection apparatus can be more compact and more rugged as compared to radiation detection apparatuses that include a photomultiplier tube.
APPARATUS FOR FUSING DUAL PARTICLE IMAGES ON BASIS OF CODED APERTURE
Disclosed is a coded-aperture-based dual particle image fusion apparatus that simultaneously fuses a real-time site image of a radiation source and a reaction image of gamma rays and neutrons to perform nuclide discrimination through the position of radiation, dose per second, and spectrum information, to provide numerical information of dose, and to visualize position information of gamma rays and neutrons through GPS information, whereby it is possible to secure worker safety, and that has a compact size so as to be easily carried, whereby it is possible to create a radiation distribution map based on location movement.
RADIATION DETECTION MODULE, RADIATION DETECTOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RADIATION DETECTION MODULE
A radiation detection module according to an embodiment includes an array substrate including multiple photoelectric converters, a scintillator that covers a region in which the multiple photoelectric converters are located and that has larger dimensions than the region in which the multiple photoelectric converters are located when viewed in plan, and a light-absorbing part that is located on the scintillator and is capable of absorbing visible light. The light-absorbing part is located outward of the region in which the multiple photoelectric converters are located when viewed in plan.
RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS
A radiation imaging apparatus includes the following, a radiation detector that detects radiation; an electronic circuit; a plurality of electric wiring that connects the electronic circuit; a supporter that supports the radiation detector; and a case that includes a front surface portion in which radiation is incident and a rear surface portion facing the front surface portion with the radiation detector in between. The case stores the radiation detector, the electronic circuit, the plurality of electric wiring and the supporter. The plurality of electric wiring is positioned between the supporter and the rear surface portion, and at different positions in a thickness direction of the radiation imaging apparatus. The plurality of electric wiring include GND wiring that is used for a power supply. The GND wiring is positioned in a position farther from the radiation detector than other wiring in the thickness direction.