According to one embodiment, a radiation detection panel includes a substrate, a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, an insulating layer, a protective layer, a bonding layer, a scintillator, and a moisture-proof layer. The photoelectric conversion elements are provided on one surface of the substrate. The insulating layer is provided on the photoelectric conversion elements and is light transmissive. The protective layer is provided at least on the insulating layer. The bonding layer is provided between the insulating layer and the protective layer, includes a material having at least one of a reactive group that chemically bonds to an inorganic material and a reactive group that chemically bonds to an organic material, and is light transmissive. The scintillator is provided on the protective layer and covers the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. The moisture-proof layer covers at least the scintillator.

A panel for a flexible digital X-ray detector and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. Embodiments of the flexible digital X-ray detector reduce device characteristic deterioration caused by X-ray exposure, increase flexibility to the panel by reducing a thickness of the panel yet provide rigidity to maintain the shape of the panel, and reduce residual impurities during a Laser Lift Off (LLO) process. The panel can include a multi-buffer layer in which a silicon oxide (SiOx) layer and a silicon nitride (SiNx) layer are alternately stacked, and a device array layer and a scintillator layer that are disposed over the multi-buffer layer. During the LLO process, the method for manufacturing the panel includes increasing the hydrogen content using a sacrificial layer including an amorphous silicon (a-Si) layer and a silicon nitride (SiNx) layer disposed at both surfaces of the a-Si layer, such that the amount of residual impurities in the sacrificial layer can be reduced.

A radiation detector includes a substrate having flexibility, a plurality of pixels which are provided on a surface of the substrate and each of which includes a photoelectric conversion element, and a scintillator that is stacked on the substrate and has a plurality of corners. An outer edge of each of the corners of the scintillator is disposed closer to the inside of the substrate than an extension line of each of sides sharing the corner.

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.

An array substrate for a digital X-ray detector can include a base substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the base substrate; a PIN diode including a lower electrode electrically connected to the thin film transistor, a first PIN layer disposed on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode disposed on the first PIN layer; a second PIN layer spaced apart from the PIN diode, the second PIN layer being disposed on the thin film transistor; and a bias electrode electrically connected to the upper electrode.

Provided is a technique to prevent decreases in the detection accuracy caused by leakage current of photoelectric conversion elements that is caused by permeation of moisture. An active matrix substrate 1 includes a plurality of pixels, each of which includes: a photoelectric conversion element 12 that includes a pair of electrodes 14a, 14b and a semiconductor layer 15 interposed between the electrodes 14a, 14b; an inorganic film 105a that covers a part of a surface of one electrode 14b of the pair of electrodes, and a side surface of the photoelectric conversion element 12; a protection film 105b that has corrosion resistance against moisture, and covers a part of the inorganic film 105a that overlaps with the side surface of the photoelectric conversion element 12; and an organic film 106 that covers the inorganic film 105a and the protection film 105b.

A nuclear medicine tomography system including: a detector carrier; a detector carrier housing including an inner space; a plurality of detector units, coupled to the detector carrier, each detector unit comprising: a detector camera; a cooling channel which guides air to the detector camera from the inner space; an exhaust channel which guides air from the detector camera to the inner space; a heat pump configured to cool air within the inner space.

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.

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.

An imaging panel includes an active matrix substrate having pixels each with a photoelectric conversion element, a scintillator provided on a surface of the active matrix substrate, a damp-proof material entirely covering the scintillator, and an adhesive layer bonding the damp-proof material to the scintillator and the active matrix substrate. The active matrix substrate includes a first flattening film that is configured as a photosensitive resin film and is provided inside and outside a pixel region, and a first inorganic film that is provided between the first flattening film and the scintillator, is overlapped in a planar view with an entire region of the scintillator, and is in contact with the first flattening film, at least outside the pixel region. At least partial region on the first inorganic film, outside the region overlapped in a planar view with the scintillator, is covered with the adhesive layer.