Patent ID: 7099429
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: G01T

Abstract:
1. A method for fabricating a scintillator array for a radiation detector of an imaging system, said method comprising: fabricating a scintillator array including a plurality of scintillators arranged side by side, each of the scintillators separated from adjacent scintillators such that a gap is defined therebetween, each of the scintillators having a geometric shape defined by a plurality of external surfaces; fabricating a pre-formed molded reflector having a plurality of cavities defined therein, each cavity having a geometric shape substantially similar to each scintillator geometric shape the pre-formed reflector fabricated from at least one of a thermo set material and a thermo plastic material, the thermo set and thermo plastic material each including at least one of a titanium dioxide, a tungsten oxide material, a tantalum oxide material, a molybdenum oxide material, and a lead oxide material; and coupling the scintillator array and the pre-formed reflector such that each respective scintillator is positioned at least partially within at least one respective reflector cavity.