Patent ID: 7473903

Claim:
A method of fabricating an X-ray detector panel assembly including a detector substrate including a detector base surface and a plurality of sidewalls extending perpendicularly away from the detector base surface, the method comprising: forming a detector matrix on the detector substrate; forming a dam on the detector substrate circumscribing the detector matrix; forming a scintillator material on the detector matrix; and forming a hermetic covering on the scintillator material wherein the hermetic cover at least one of extends to a surface of the dam, and extends past the dam, forming the hermetic covering comprising forming a first encapsulating layer on the scintillator material extending to a surface of the dam; forming a reflective layer on the first encapsulating layer extending to an area between the detector matrix and the surface of the dam; forming a second encapsulating layer on the reflective layer extending to an edge of the first encapsulating layer on the surface of the dam; forming a first moisture barrier layer on the second encapsulating layer extending to an edge of the second encapsulating layer on the surface of the dam; determining if a second moisture barrier layer will be formed on the first moisture barrier layer; and forming a second moisture barrier layer on the first moisture barrier layer, the second moisture barrier layer extending past the first moisture barrier layer onto a surface of the dam based on the determination.