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CT detector having a segmented optical coupler and method of manufacturing same

  • US 6,933,504 B2
  • Filed: 03/12/2003
  • Issued: 08/23/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of manufacturing a CT detector comprising the steps of:

  • forming a scintillator array having a plurality of scintillators;

    forming a photodiode array having a plurality of photodiodes;

    depositing an open-celled collimator between the scintillator array and the photodiode array; and

    securing the scintillator, the open-celled collimator, and the photodiode array to one another, wherein the steps of forming the scintillator array and depositing an open-celled collimator include the steps of;

    mounting a block of scintillator material onto a dissolvable substrate;

    dicing through the block and the dissolvable substrate to form a plurality of voids;

    casting reflector material into the plurality of voids; and

    dissolving the dissolvable substrate to form the open-celled collimator.

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