Patent ID: 8829453
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: G01T,H01L

Abstract:
1. X-ray detection device, comprising: a semiconducting X-ray detecting member provided with first and second electrode contacts; first and second electric wires connected to the first and second electrode contacts, respectively; a dose adjusting element arranged to surround the detecting member; and a shielding member configured to provide an electric shield for the detecting member and to protect the detecting member from being exposed to light, wherein the first electrode contact is positioned on the same side of the detecting member as the second electrode contact, wherein the detecting member has a flat shape with two main, substantially parallel surfaces, wherein the first and second electrode contacts are positioned on one of said main surfaces, and wherein the device has an elongated shape, wherein the detecting member is arranged such that the main surfaces face in a longitudinal direction of the device.