Patent ID: 7352841

Claim:
A detector array for use in a computed tomography scanner, the detector array comprising: a gantry having an opening; a detector array, comprising; a first set of detectors mounted to the gantry, the first set of detectors comprising a plurality of adjacent detector elements, the first set of detectors having a first end; and a second set of detectors mounted to the gantry, the second set of detectors comprising a plurality of adjacent detector elements, the second set of detectors having a second end, wherein the second end is adjacent the first end and the second set of detectors is mounted with the second end offset from the first end, whereby a gap is formed between the first set of detectors and the second set of detectors; and a third set of detectors mounted to the gantry, the third set of detectors comprising a plurality of adjacent detector elements, the third set of detectors having a third end, and wherein the first set of detectors comprises a fourth end, and the fourth end is adjacent the third end and the third set of detectors is mounted with the third end offset from the fourth end, whereby a second gap is formed between the first set of detectors and the third set of detectors.