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Abstract
【解決手段】CT撮像システム(10)向けの検出器モジュール(20)は、X線(16)を光学フォトンに変換するためのシンチレータ(58)を含む。シンチレータ(58)は、光学フォトンを受け取りこれを対応する電気信号出力に変換するために内部ゲインを有する半導体式光電子増倍器(53)と光学的に結合させている。本発明の一態様では、CT撮像システムは、その内部を通過して並進させる患者を受け入れるように設計されたボアをその中を貫通して有するガントリと、ガントリ内に配置されると共に患者に向けてX線を放出するように構成されたX線源と、患者によって減衰を受けたX線を受け取るためにガントリ内に配置された上述の検出器モジュールと、を含む。
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12 ガントリ
14 X線源
15 検出器アセンブリ
16 X線ビーム
17 レール
18 コリメータアセンブリ
19 コリメーション用ブレード
20 検出器モジュール
22 患者
24 回転中心
26 制御機構
28 X線制御装置
30 ガントリモータ制御装置
32 データ収集システム(DAS)
34 画像再構成装置
36 コンピュータ
38 大容量記憶デバイス
40 コンソール
42 陰極線管ディスプレイ
44 テーブルモータ制御装置
46 モータ式テーブル
48 ガントリ開口
50 シンチレータ素子
51 パック
52 ピン
53 フォトセンサ
54 サブストレート
55 スペーサ
56 フレックス回路
58 シンチレータ
59 ピクセル
62 マイクロセル
64 導電性グリッド
66 有効エリア
67 金属光遮蔽/陰極
68 抵抗器
69 陰極接点
70 ビア
71 P+陽極
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- その内部を通過して並進させる患者(22)を受け入れるように設計されたボア(48)をその中を貫通して有するガントリ(12)と、
前記ガントリ(12)内に配置されると共に患者(22)に向けてX線(16)を放出するように構成されたX線源(14)と、
患者(22)によって減衰を受けたX線(16)を受け取るために前記ガントリ(12)内に配置された検出器モジュール(20)であって、
X線(16)を吸収し該X線を光学フォトンに変換するように構成されたシンチレータ(58)と、
光学フォトンを受け取り該光学フォトンを対応する電気信号に変換するように構成された半導体式光電子増倍器(SSPM)(53)と、
を備えた検出器モジュール(20)と、
を備えるCT撮像システム(10)。 - 前記シンチレータ(58)は概ね50ナノ秒未満の減衰時間を有する材料を含む、請求項1に記載のCT撮像システム(10)。
- 前記シンチレータ材料は概ね50ナノ秒未満の減衰時間を有するセラミック材料である、請求項2に記載のCT撮像システム(10)。
- 前記セラミック材料は、LYSO、LaBr3、及び(LuxTb1−x−yCey)3Al5O12(すなわち、LuTAG)のうちの1つを含んでおり、「x」は0.5〜1.5の範囲にありかつ「y」は0.01〜0.15の範囲にある、請求項3に記載のCT撮像システム(10)。
- 前記シンチレータ(58)は複数のシンチレーション素子(50)を有するピクセル分解式シンチレータである、請求項1に記載のCT撮像システム(10)。
- 前記SSPM(53)はさらに複数のピクセル(59)を備えており、該ピクセル(59)は光学フォトンをそれから受け取るシンチレーション素子(50)に結合されている、請求項5に記載のCT撮像システム(10)。
- 前記複数のSSPMピクセル(59)の各々はさらに、
ガイガーモードで動作すると共に光学フォトンを対応する電気信号に変換するように構成されたマイクロセル(62)のアレイと、
前記マイクロセル(62)のアレイに接続されており、電気的チャージを合成しSSPMピクセル(59)から単一電気信号を出力するように構成された導電性グリッド(64)と、
を備える、請求項6に記載のCT撮像システム(10)。 - 前記検出器モジュール(20)はさらに、前記SSPM(53)と結合させ、これから出力された電気信号をディジタル化するための読み出し用電子回路(32)を備える、請求項1に記載のCT撮像システム(10)。
- 前記読み出し用電子回路(32)は、前記SSPM(53)によって出力された電気信号の強度に基づいて、前記シンチレータ(58)が吸収したX線(16)を高エネルギーまたは低エネルギーであると特徴付けするように構成されている、請求項8に記載のCT撮像システム(10)。
- 前記読み出し用電子回路(32)はX線フォトンを計数するように構成されている、請求項8に記載のCT撮像システム(10)。
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