Pixelated photon detector
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1. A gamma camera comprising:
- a plurality of pixelated detectors wherein each pixelated detector provides a detector signal responsive to photons that are incident on it;
a plurality of processing circuits that receive said detector signals and provide processed signals responsive to said detector signals; and
at least one printed circuit board on which said plurality of pixelated detector are mounted and having conductors thereon that carry said detector signals to said processing circuits;
wherein said processing circuits are mounted on said printed circuit board at locations remote from said detectors; and
wherein said plurality of pixelated detectors form a two-dimensional planar array.
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Abstract
A gamma camera comprising:
a plurality of pixelated detectors wherein each pixelated detector provides a detector signal responsive to photons that are incident on it;
a plurality of processing circuits that receive said detector signals and provide processed signals responsive to said detector signals; and
at least one printed circuit board on which said processing circuits are mounted and having conductors thereon that carry said detector signals to said processing circuits;
wherein said processing circuits are mounted on said printed circuit board at locations remote from said detectors; and
wherein said plurality of pixelated detectors form a two-dimensional planar array.
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27 Claims
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1. A gamma camera comprising:
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a plurality of pixelated detectors wherein each pixelated detector provides a detector signal responsive to photons that are incident on it; a plurality of processing circuits that receive said detector signals and provide processed signals responsive to said detector signals; and at least one printed circuit board on which said plurality of pixelated detector are mounted and having conductors thereon that carry said detector signals to said processing circuits; wherein said processing circuits are mounted on said printed circuit board at locations remote from said detectors; and wherein said plurality of pixelated detectors form a two-dimensional planar array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of connecting a two dimensional planar array of pixelated gamma ray detectors with processing circuits for processing signals from said detector comprising:
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locating said processing circuits so that they are remotely situated with respect to said pixelated detector; and connecting said pixelated detectors to said processing circuits via conductors of a printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A gamma camera comprising:
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a plurality of pixelated detectors wherein each pixelated detector provides a detector signal responsive to photons that are incident on it, mounted on a first printed circuit board; a plurality of processing circuits that receive said detector signals and provide processed signals responsive to said detector signals, mounted on a second printed circuit board, wherein the first and second printed circuit boards are connected to each other without an intervening cable; and wherein the first and second printed circuit boards are connected together via a socket on one of the boards.
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21. A gamma camera comprising:
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a plurality of pixelated detectors wherein each pixelated detector provides a detector signal responsive to photons that are incident on it, mounted on a first printed circuit board; a plurality of processing circuits that receive said detector signals and provide processed signals responsive to said detector signals, mounted on a second printed circuit board, wherein the first and second printed circuit boards are connected to each other without an intervening cable; and including a heat-insulating material situated between said pixelated detectors and said processing circuits. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A gamma camera comprising:
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a plurality of pixelated detectors wherein each pixelated detector provides a detector signal responsive to photons that are incident on it, mounted on a first printed circuit board; a plurality of processing circuits that receive said detector signals and provide processed signals responsive to said detector signals, mounted on a second printed circuit board, wherein the first and second printed circuit boards are connected to each other without an intervening cable; and comprising a cooling system comprising heat pipes and a means for removing heat from said heat pipes wherein said heat pipes carry heat from said gamma camera to said means for removing heat.
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