Patent ID: 8497482

Claim:
A radiation detector module, comprising: a radiation detecting substrate comprising a plurality of semiconductor devices mounted thereon for detecting radiation, the plural semiconductor devices each comprising a first electrode on one surface thereof and a second electrode on an other surface thereof; a fixing member for holding the radiation detecting substrate; and a circuit substrate connected to the radiation detecting substrate, wherein: the radiation detecting substrate further comprises: a mounting board comprising an edge portion connected to the circuit substrate at one end thereof, the plurality of semiconductor devices being connected to the mounting board via the first electrode; and a flexible substrate comprising a wiring pattern connected to the second electrode of the plurality of semiconductor devices, the fixing member comprises: a bottom; a first side wall extending in a normal direction to the bottom from one end of the bottom; a second side wall extending in the normal direction to the bottom from the other end of the bottom; and substrate supporting portions on the first side wall and the second side wall, respectively, the substrate supporting portions supporting the radiation detecting substrate, the circuit substrate is electrically connected to the plurality of semiconductor devices via the edge portion of the radiation detecting substrate, the plurality of semiconductor devices are arranged at intervals along one side of the mounting board and an other side perpendicular to the one side in top view, the circuit substrate comprises a first circuit substrate and a second circuit substrate connected to both ends, respectively, of the radiation detecting substrate, the mounting board includes a first edge portion connected to the first circuit substrate at one end of the mounting board, and a second edge portion connected to the second circuit substrate at an other end of the mounting board, the plurality of semiconductor devices comprise a plurality of first semiconductor devices electrically connected to the first edge portion, and a plurality of second semiconductor devices electrically connected to the second edge portion, the flexible substrate comprises a first flexible substrate connected to the plurality of first semiconductor devices, and a second flexible substrate connected to the plurality of second semiconductor devices, the first circuit substrate includes an integrated circuit electrically connected to the plurality of first semiconductor devices, the second circuit substrate includes an integrated circuit electrically connected to the plurality of second semiconductor devices, and the radiation detecting substrate is disposed between the first circuit substrate and the second circuit substrate.