Patent ID: 7391029

Claim:
A radiation detection apparatus comprising: a sensor panel, including a photoreceiving unit constituted of plural photoelectric converting elements two-dimensionally arranged on a substrate, and electrical connecting portions provided in an external portion of said photoreceiving unit and electrically connected to said photoelectric converting elements of respective rows or columns of said photoreceiving area; a phosphor layer provided at least on said photoreceiving unit for converting a radiation into a light detectable by said photoelectric converting element; and a phosphor protective member covering said phosphor layer and in contact with said sensor panel, wherein said phosphor protective member includes: a frame member provided between said phosphor layer and said electric connecting portion on said sensor panel; and a phosphor protective layer covering an upper surface of said phosphor layer and provided in close contact with an upper surface of said frame member, and wherein said phosphor protective layer includes, on the frame member, an area of which thickness is reduced by pressing process.