Patent ID: 7019304

Claim:
A solid-state radiation imager, comprising: a substantially radiation transparent substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite from the first surface, wherein the first surface is adapted to receive incident radiation; a scintillator material having a first surface and a second surface opposite from the first surface; a pixelated array of photosensitive elements disposed between the substantially radiation transparent substrate and the scintillator material, wherein the pixelated array of photosensitive elements is disposed between the first surface of the scintillator material and the second surface of the substantially radiation transparent substrate; and a substantially transparent material disposed between the pixelated array of photosensitive elements and the scintillator material, wherein the substantially transparent material is disposed between the first surface of the scintillator material and the second surface of the pixelated array of photosensitive elements, and wherein the substantially transparent material has a thickness in a range from about 1 micron to about 20 microns.