Patent ID: 7062008
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A computed tomography system comprising: a gantry configured to rotate around a longitudinal axis; an X-ray radiation source secured to the gantry and configured to project a plurality of X-ray beams through an object; a detector array comprising a plurality of detector assemblies; each detector assembly further comprising: a detector subassembly adapted to detect the X-ray beams and further adapted to convert at least a portion of the X-ray beams to a plurality of electrical signals; and at least one circuit board assembly coupled to the detector subassembly; each circuit board assembly comprising an integrated circuit array to acquire data corresponding to the electrical signals; the integrated circuit array further comprising a plurality of integrated circuits mounted on at least one printed circuit board and a thermal management system adapted for thermal communication between the integrated circuit array and a heat sink assembly to enable substantially isothermal temperature distribution across the detector assembly; and a processor configured to generate a plurality of projection measurements from the electrical signals; wherein the processor is further configured to perform computations on the projection measurements to construct an image of the object therefrom.