Patent ID: 9696437
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G01T

Claim:
1. An X-ray detector comprising: a semiconductor slab having a length, a width and a height, wherein the slab is configured to be electrically biased across its height; four or more microstrip electrodes, wherein the microstrip electrodes are configured as two or more first microstrip electrodes disposed parallel to each other on a first surface of the semiconductor slab, and two or more second microstrip electrodes disposed parallel to each other on a second surface of the semiconductor slab opposite the first surface; and processing electronics connected to the microstrip electrodes and configured to receive analog charge signals from the microstrip electrodes; wherein the first microstrip electrodes and the second microstrip electrodes are separated by the height of the semiconductor slab; wherein the first microstrip electrodes are substantially orthogonal to the second microstrip electrodes; wherein the first microstrip electrodes are disposed at an angle relative to an axis along the length of the semiconductor slab between about 30 degrees and about 60 degrees; wherein the second microstrip electrodes are disposed at an angle relative to the axis along the length of the semiconductor slab between about 30 degrees and about 60 degrees.