Patent ID: 7149284

Claim:
A detector assembly comprising: a collimator assembly comprising: a first collimator segment having a first left end and a first right end, said first collimator segment comprising: a plurality of x-ray blocking first segment longitudinal walls having a first segment depth, each of said plurality of first segment longitudinal walls including a first interlocking protrusion comprising less than an entire portion of said first segment depth, said plurality of first segment longitudinal walls configured to be planar to projected x-rays; a second collimator segment having a second left end and a second right end, said second collimator segment comprising: a plurality of x-ray blocking second segment longitudinal walls having a second segment depth, each of said plurality of second segment longitudinal walls including a second interlocking protrusion comprising less than an entire portion of said second segment depth, each of said second interlocking protrusions engaging one of said first interlocking protrusions to form a continuous sidewall segment; and a plurality of first latitudinal segments positioned between each of said plurality of first longitudinal walls such that a plurality of first collimator chambers is formed, each of said first collimator chambers having a first collimator width.