Patent ID: 7634061

Claim:
A method for producing a plurality of images, comprising the steps of: using at least one source of radiation; constructing at least one position sensitive direct conversion detector; producing at least one charge signal from at least one portion of radiation emitted from said at least one source of radiation in said at least one position sensitive direct conversion detector; coupling at least one integrated circuit to said at least one position sensitive direct conversion detector, wherein said at least one integrated circuit produces at least one signal from said at least one charge signal; directing said at least one source of radiation to said at least one position sensitive direct conversion detector; placing at least one object between said at least one source of radiation and said at least one position sensitive direct conversion detector; scanning at least one portion of said at least one object by said at least one position sensitive direct conversion detector; and producing a plurality of images simultaneously for each scan of said at least one portion of said at least one object, wherein each of the plurality of images corresponds to a different depth within said at least one portion of said at least one object, wherein at least two of said plurality of images are produced for different energy ranges.