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1. A method of manufacturing a detector having an integrated scintillator and collimator, the method comprising the steps of:forming a scintillator pack; andmolding a collimator to the scintillator pack to form an integrated scintillator and collimator. 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of milling a top reflector surface of the scintillator pack prior to molding the collimator to the scintillator pack. 3. The method of claim 1 comprising the step of fastening a collimator mold to the scintillator pack prior to the step of molding the collimator mold having a plurality of cavities. 4. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of filling the mold cavities with a collimator mixture. 5. The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of removing air from the collimator mold using a vacuum pump prior to filling the mold cavities with the collimator mixture. 6. The method of claim 4 wherein the collimator mixture includes a combination of tungsten and epoxy. 7. The method of claim 3 wherein the collimator mold includes a series of parallel-aligned cavities designed to receive a collimator mixture. 8. The method of claim 3 wherein the collimator mold is formed of stainless steel. 9. A method of CT detector manufacture, the method comprising the step of molding a collimator directly to an x-ray reception surface of a scintillator. 10. The method of claim 9 wherein the step of molding includes the steps of:placing a scintillator having an array of scintillator elements on a tooling base;positioning a collimator mold having a plurality of cavities on the scintillator;filling the collimator mold cavities with a collimator composition; andcuring the collimator composition. 11. The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of orienting the scintillator and the collimator mold with respect to a set of pins and bore datums. 12. The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of removing air from the collimator mold cavities by vacuum pumping the air through an evacuation gate before the step of filling. 13. The method of claim 10 wherein the collimator composition includes tungsten and epoxy. 14. The method of claim 13 wherein the tungsten has a powder form.