Patent ID: 6671345
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A61B,G01T

Abstract:
A computerized tomographic imaging system comprising:a stationary gantry portion defining an examination region; a rotating gantry portion for rotation about the examination region; an x-ray source disposed on the rotating gantry portion for projecting x-rays through the examination region; and a plurality of modular radiation detector units disposed across the examination region from the x-ray source, each radiation detector unit comprising: an array of x-ray sensitive cells for receiving radiation from the x-ray source after it has passed through the examination region and for generating an analog signal indicative of the radiation received thereby; and a plurality of integrated circuits connected to the x-ray sensitive cells, each integrated circuit comprising a plurality of channels, each channel receiving the analog signal from an x-ray sensitive cell and generating digital data indicative of the value of the analog signal.