Patent ID: 6965110

Claim:
A solid-state radiographic sensor device, comprising: a first detector portion, including a solid-state detector having an anode at a first surface thereof and a cathode at a second surface opposite said first surface, associated detector circuitry for developing electrical signals in response to radiation detection events in said solid-state detector, said detector circuitry having at least one surface area suitable for accommodating an electrical contact connection point, a high-voltage contact point provided on said at least one surface, an insulated conductor electrically coupled at one end thereof to said high-voltage contact point and at another end thereof to said cathode, and a signal connection interface; and a second signal processing portion connected to said first detector portion via said signal connection interface, including signal processing circuitry that receives signals from said associated detector circuitry via said signal connection interface, and a separable high-voltage interconnect coupled at one end thereof to a voltage source, and extending from said second signal processing portion so as to make contact with said high-voltage contact point upon connection of said second signal processing portion with said first detector portion, to provide a voltage to said cathode sufficient to properly bias said cathode for proper operation of said sensor device.