| US 7,551,712 B2 | ||
| CT detector with non-rectangular cells | ||
| Charles H. Shaughnessy, Whitefish Bay, Wis. (US) | ||
| Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 20, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/379,407. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0248207 A1, Oct. 25, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H05G 1/00 (2006.01); H05G 1/64 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 378—19 [378/98.8] | 23 Claims |
| 1. A detector cell comprising:
a generally planar active surface;
a scintillator body connected to the generally planar active surface and designed to convert x-rays received by the generally
planar active surface to light; and
a set of four perimeter walls defining the generally planar active surface, wherein an angle of intersection formed between
a pair of the set of four perimeter walls is acute; and
wherein the set of four perimeter walls is arranged to form a diamond-shaped active surface.
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