WO2011125383A1 - フラットパネルディテクタの製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a flat panel detector having a scintillator panel, and more particularly to a method for manufacturing a miniaturized flat panel detector.
- radiographic images such as X-ray images have been widely used for diagnosis of medical conditions in the medical field.
- a radiographic image by an intensifying screen-film system has long been used as a general imaging system in the medical field because of its high sensitivity and high image quality.
- an X-ray image detection device using a solid-state image pickup device (CCD, CMOS, etc.) is known as a direct method. Used for dentistry to collect images.
- the indirect method uses a scintillator panel having a phosphor layer containing a phosphor, converts X-rays into visible light, and converts visible light from a planar light receiving element surface having a photodiode, CCD, CMOS, etc. This is a system that converts the signal charge into a charge storage capacitor.
- the indirect method is used in a wide range of applications because it is simpler and has higher sensitivity than the direct method.
- a phosphor layer used in an indirect scintillator panel for example, a phosphor layer containing a phosphor activated with Eu, Tl, etc., based on an alkali halide such as CsBr, CsI, etc. has high brightness and high It is often used to show sharpness.
- a flat radiation image detection apparatus hereinafter referred to as a flat panel detector or simply referred to as FPD
- FPD flat panel detector having a scintillator panel having a phosphor layer formed by a vapor phase method such as vapor deposition is preferably used. Yes.
- a scintillator panel having a phosphor layer formed by vapor phase method such as vapor deposition has the advantages as described above.
- the phosphor layer is formed by vapor deposition using a general support. When formed, cutting after vapor deposition was difficult, and in order to produce an FPD, a support having a size corresponding to the size of the FPD to be produced was used, and a material deposited on the support had to be used.
- flat panel detectors can be intensified screen-film cassette sizes. From this point of view, the above-described thinning of the FPD and the expansion of the area contributing to image formation of the scintillator are required.
- the scintillator (phosphor layer) based on CsI has a deliquescent property and its characteristics deteriorate over time.
- the scintillator panel needs to be pressed against the light receiving element with an appropriate pressure.
- a cushion member is provided between the protective layer and the scintillator panel. Methods are known.
- the scintillator panel and the cushion member are sequentially placed on the light receiving element arranged in the casing, and then the protective layer is fixed to the casing.
- the moisture-proof property of the detector housing is insufficient, a high moisture-proof property is required for the moisture-proof protective layer on the surface of the scintillator (phosphor layer).
- the pressure of the cushion member is too strong, the tip of the phosphor crystal having a columnar crystal structure is crushed and the contrast of the radiation image is lowered.
- the pressure of the cushion member is weak, positional deviation occurs between the scintillator panel surface and the planar light receiving element surface when the FPD is directed downward or due to vibration, and the signal correction accuracy at each pixel of the planar light receiving element decreases.
- the graininess and sharpness of the obtained image deteriorate.
- a method of forming a scintillator by vapor deposition directly on an image sensor or a medical intensifying screen having low sharpness but having flexibility is generally used as a substitute. It was.
- JP 2008-107279 A a scintillator panel is deformed into a shape suitable for the shape of a planar light receiving element surface by forming a scintillator on a flexible resin support by vapor deposition, and the entire light receiving surface of the flat panel detector is formed. An example is described in which uniform sharpness is obtained.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method of a flat panel detector that provides a flat panel detector that is excellent in productivity, has no non-image area, and is small.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a flat panel detector, which is excellent in productivity, has a small non-image area, is small, and provides a flat panel detector that is thin while maintaining good image quality. .
- a scintillator panel having a phosphor layer made of columnar crystals on a support on a planar light receiving element surface of a light receiving element having a planar light receiving element surface having a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional shape.
- a flat panel detector manufacturing method for manufacturing a flat panel detector in which a surface of the phosphor layer is coupled, and a scintillator for manufacturing a scintillator panel having an area larger than the area of the planar light receiving element surface A panel manufacturing step, a cutting step of cutting the scintillator panel obtained in the scintillator panel manufacturing step corresponding to the area of the planar light receiving element surface, and a step of coupling the cut scintillator panel to the planar light receiving element surface
- a method for manufacturing a flat panel detector A method for manufacturing a flat panel detector.
- a scintillator panel having a phosphor layer made of columnar crystals on a support and a protective layer in this order from the support side in this order, a planar light-receiving element surface having a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally,
- a method of manufacturing a flat panel detector coupled on a plane light receiving element surface the scintillator panel manufacturing step for manufacturing a scintillator panel having an area larger than the area of the plane light receiving element surface, and the scintillator panel manufacturing Cutting the scintillator panel obtained in the process in accordance with the area of the planar light-receiving element surface, and coupling the cut scintillator panel to the pixel surface, and after the cutting step
- a method for producing a flat panel detector comprising a protective layer forming step of forming the protective layer on the body layer
- a scintillator panel having a phosphor layer made of columnar crystals on a support on a planar light-receiving element surface of a planar light-receiving element surface having a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally.
- a scintillator panel manufacturing process for manufacturing a scintillator panel having a certain area, a cutting process for cutting the scintillator panel obtained in the scintillator panel manufacturing process in accordance with the area of the plane light receiving element surface, and the cut scintillator panel in the plane A flat panel detector manufacturing method comprising a step of coupling to a light receiving element surface.
- the present invention provides a scintillator panel having a phosphor layer made of columnar crystals on a support on a planar light receiving element surface of a light receiving element having a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally.
- a flat panel detector manufacturing method for manufacturing a flat panel detector in which a surface of the phosphor layer is coupled, and a scintillator panel having an area larger than an area of the planar light receiving element surface is manufactured.
- a scintillator panel manufacturing step, a cutting step of cutting the scintillator panel obtained in the scintillator panel manufacturing step in accordance with the area of the planar light receiving element surface, and a step of coupling the cut scintillator panel to the pixel surface It is characterized by that.
- a flat panel detector having no non-image area and having a small size can be obtained by forming a protective layer that adheres to the phosphor layer after cutting, particularly after the phosphor layer is formed. .
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the configuration of a flat panel detector.
- the anti-tilt panel 12 is bonded to the CMOS type light receiving element 11 with an adhesive layer 13.
- the scintillator panel support 121 and the phosphor layer 122 have the same size.
- the entire surface of the light receiving pixel portion excluding the signal extraction portion 111 of the light receiving element 11 and the phosphor layer 122 portion of the scintillator panel 12 are coupled.
- the entire flat panel detector 1 is hermetically sealed with a casing 14 made of a resin with low moisture permeability.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the scintillator panel 12, in which a support 121, a reflective layer 121a, an undercoat layer 121b, a phosphor layer 122, and a protective layer 123 are formed in this order.
- the protective layer 123 does not exist in the cross section of the phosphor layer 122.
- the flat panel detector manufacturing method of the present invention includes a scintillator panel manufacturing step of manufacturing a scintillator panel having an area larger than the area of the planar light receiving element surface, and the scintillator panel.
- a scintillator panel having a size necessary for forming one flat panel detector when producing a scintillator panel having a size necessary for forming one flat panel detector, a scintillator panel having an area larger than the area of the planar light receiving element surface is produced and cut. Therefore, since a portion that becomes a non-image area at the peripheral edge generated in the scintillator manufacturing process is not used, a flat panel detector having a small size and no non-image area can be obtained.
- the present invention in particular, by having a protective layer forming step of forming a protective layer on the phosphor layer before the cutting step, it is possible to efficiently cut without damaging the phosphor layer in the cutting step. it can.
- Having a protective layer forming step is particularly effective when a rigid support such as carbon, aluminum, or glass is used.
- a protective layer that adheres to the surface of the phosphor layer, it is possible to break the crystal.
- Blade dicing can be performed to a predetermined size without any other factors. Blade dicing is cutting using a blade generally used for dicing silicon wafers or the like.
- the scintillator panel according to the present invention has a phosphor layer composed of columnar crystals on a support, but an embodiment having an undercoat layer between the support and the phosphor layer is preferable, and a reflective layer is provided on the support.
- the structure may be a reflective layer, an undercoat layer, and a phosphor layer.
- the phosphor layer according to the present invention is made of a columnar crystal of phosphor.
- Various known phosphor materials can be used as the phosphor material for forming the phosphor layer, but the rate of change from X-ray to visible light is relatively high, and the phosphor is easily formed into a columnar crystal structure by vapor deposition.
- Cesium iodide (CsI) is preferably used since the scattering of the emitted light in the crystal can be suppressed due to the light guide effect that can be formed in this manner, and the thickness of the phosphor layer can be increased.
- CsI alone has low luminous efficiency
- various activators are added and used.
- a mixture of CsI and sodium iodide (NaI) in an arbitrary molar ratio can be mentioned.
- CsI as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-59899 is deposited, and thallium (Tl), europium (Eu), indium (In), lithium (Li), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb) ), CsI containing an activating substance such as sodium (Na) is preferred.
- sodium (Na), thallium (Tl), and europium (Eu) are preferable, and thallium (Tl) is particularly preferable.
- the phosphor layer containing cesium iodide (CsI) is formed using, as raw materials, an additive containing at least one kind of thallium compound and cesium iodide. That is, thallium activated cesium iodide (CsI: Tl) is preferable because it has a wide emission wavelength from 400 nm to 750 nm.
- thallium compound as an additive containing one or more kinds of thallium compounds, various thallium compounds (compounds having oxidation numbers of + I and + III) can be used.
- Preferred thallium compounds are thallium iodide (TlI), thallium bromide (TlBr), thallium chloride (TlCl), or thallium fluoride (TlF, TlF 3 ).
- the melting point of the thallium compound is preferably in the range of 400 to 700 ° C. from the viewpoint of luminous efficiency.
- fusing point here is melting
- the content of the additive is an optimum amount according to the target performance, but 0.001 mol% to 50 mol with respect to the content of cesium iodide. %, And more preferably 0.1 mol% to 10.0 mol% from the viewpoint of maintaining the luminance and the properties and functions of cesium iodide.
- the thickness of the phosphor layer is preferably 50 to 600 ⁇ m.
- the thickness is preferably 50 to 500 ⁇ m from the viewpoint of phosphor damage during cutting. Further, from the balance of luminance and sharpness characteristics, it is more preferably 120 to 400 ⁇ m for medical use.
- a reflective layer is preferably provided on the support.
- the reflective layer reflects light emitted from the phosphor (scintillator) to increase the light extraction efficiency.
- the reflective layer is preferably formed of a material containing any element selected from the element group consisting of Al, Ag, Cr, Cu, Ni, Ti, Mg, Rh, Pt, and Au.
- the thickness of the reflective layer is preferably 0.005 to 0.3 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.01 to 0.2 ⁇ m, from the viewpoint of emission light extraction efficiency.
- the undercoat layer includes a method of forming a polyparaxylylene film by a CVD method (vapor phase chemical growth method) and a method using a polymer binder (binder). From the viewpoint of attaching a film, a polymer binder ( A method using a binder is more preferable.
- the thickness of the undercoat layer is preferably 0.5 to 4 ⁇ m from the viewpoints of sharpness and prevention of columnar crystal disorder.
- the undercoat layer is preferably formed by applying and drying a polymer binder (hereinafter also referred to as “binder”) dissolved or dispersed in a solvent.
- a polymer binder hereinafter also referred to as “binder”
- the polymer binder include polyurethane, vinyl chloride copolymer, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, vinyl chloride-vinylidene chloride copolymer, vinyl chloride-acrylonitrile copolymer, butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer.
- Polymer polyamide resin, polyvinyl butyral, polyester, cellulose derivative (nitrocellulose, etc.), styrene-butadiene copolymer, various synthetic rubber resins, phenol resin, epoxy resin, urea resin, melamine resin, phenoxy resin, silicone resin , Acrylic resins, urea formamide resins, and the like.
- polyurethane, polyester, vinyl chloride copolymer, polyvinyl butyral, and nitrocellulose are preferably used.
- polyurethane polyurethane, polyester, vinyl chloride copolymer, polyvinyl butyral, nitrocellulose and the like are particularly preferable in terms of adhesion to the phosphor layer.
- a polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 30 to 100 ° C. is preferable from the viewpoint of attaching a film between the deposited crystal and the support. From this viewpoint, a polyester resin is particularly preferable.
- Solvents that can be used to prepare the undercoat layer include lower alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, and n-butanol, hydrocarbons containing chlorine atoms such as methylene chloride and ethylene chloride, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, and methyl isobutyl ketone.
- ketones such as ketones, toluene, benzene, cyclohexane, cyclohexanone, xylene and other aromatic compounds, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate and other lower fatty acid and lower alcohol esters, dioxane, ethylene glycol monoethyl ester, ethylene glycol monomethyl ester And ethers thereof and mixtures thereof.
- the undercoat layer may contain a pigment or a dye to prevent scattering of light emitted from the phosphor (scintillator) and improve sharpness.
- the protective layer according to the present invention is a layer for further improving damage prevention properties for preventing damage such as crystal cracks of columnar crystals of the phosphor layer during cutting in the cutting process.
- the protective layer may have a function of preventing moisture during the period until the scintillator panel is set in the detector housing or preventing corrosion on the light receiving element side due to contact between the scintillator and the light receiving element.
- the protective layer only needs to be present on the contact surface portion with the light receiving element, and the phosphor layer cut surface side There is no need to cover up.
- the housing of the flat panel detector is composed of a material having less moisture permeability than the protective layer.
- small detectors that are photographed in the oral cavity in the dental field need to be washed with water and disinfected with alcohol, and the casing itself has high moisture resistance.
- the protective layer can be formed using various materials, and the protective layer is preferably a resin. And as for this resin, it is preferable that resin and a fluorescent substance layer have adhere
- a polyparaxylylene film is formed by a CVD method. That is, a polyparaxylylene film can be formed on the entire surface of the phosphor (scintillator) and the support to form a protective layer.
- the polyparaxylylene film thickness is preferably 2 ⁇ m or more and 10 ⁇ m or less, and the thickness of the adhesive layer in the case of bonding with a light receiving element using an adhesive is preferably 10 ⁇ m or more and 18 ⁇ m or less from the viewpoint of ensuring adhesive strength and sharpness.
- a hot melt resin can be used on the phosphor layer.
- the hot melt resin can also serve as an adhesion between the scintillator panel and the planar light receiving element surface.
- the hot-melt resin is preferably a polyolefin-based, polyester-based or polyamide-based resin as a main component, but is not limited thereto.
- the thickness of the hot melt resin is preferably 20 ⁇ m or less.
- the hot melt resin referred to in the present invention is an adhesive resin made of a non-volatile thermoplastic material that does not contain water or solvent and is solid at room temperature. It melts when the resin temperature rises and solidifies when the resin temperature falls. Further, it has adhesiveness in a heated and melted state, and is in a solid state at room temperature and has no adhesiveness. From the viewpoint of light transmittance, polyolefin resin is more preferable.
- the melting start temperature of the hot melt resin is preferably 60 ° C. or higher and 150 ° C. or lower from the viewpoints of continuous use characteristics in flat light receiving elements such as TFTs and adhesion peeling prevention properties.
- the melting start temperature of the hot melt resin can be adjusted by adding a plasticizer.
- a method for producing a protective layer using a hot melt resin includes the following methods. Prepare a release sheet coated with a release agent, apply hot-melt resin to this release sheet, place this hot-melt resin surface on the phosphor layer surface of the scintillator panel, and paste them together while applying pressure with a heated roller. Later, the release sheet is removed.
- the resin film is placed on the upper and lower sides of the sheet, and the peripheral portions of the upper and lower films are sealed and sealed under reduced pressure, and then the atmospheric pressure is applied. How to overheat.
- a sealant film and a dry laminate film of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are suitable, and a uniform adhesive pressure due to atmospheric pressure is obtained on the entire surface of the phosphor layer, which is more preferable.
- the light transmittance of the protective layer is preferably 70% or more at 550 nm in consideration of photoelectric conversion efficiency, phosphor (scintillator) emission wavelength, and the like.
- the scintillator panel according to the present invention can use various materials as a support, and the support is composed of a support composed of a material mainly containing carbon, aluminum, or glass, or a resin. And a support.
- blade dicing can be performed in the cutting process as described above.
- a protective layer is provided, a predetermined size without crystal cracking is provided. Can be cut more preferably.
- the thickness of the support is preferably 1.0 mm or less from the viewpoint of reducing frictional heat during cutting. Moreover, 0.3 mm or more is preferable from the handleability of a support body or availability.
- the thickness of the phosphor layer 0.8 mm or less it is possible to prevent crystal cracks in the cut portion when cutting, which is a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- Laser dicing is a cutting method that utilizes the optical damage phenomenon that occurs when the laser beam is focused on the inside of the workpiece and the intensity of the laser beam, called multiphoton absorption, is very high. A stratified layer is formed and divided from there. Laser dicing has recently begun to be used for cutting silicon wafers.
- Supports made of resin include cellulose acetate film, polyester film, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) film, polyamide film, polyimide (PI) film, triacetate film, polycarbonate film, carbon fiber reinforced Examples thereof include resin films (plastic films) such as resin sheets.
- a resin film containing polyimide or polyethylene naphthalate is particularly suitable when a phosphor columnar crystal is formed by a vapor phase method using cesium iodide as a raw material.
- the resin film as the support according to the present invention preferably has a thickness of 50 to 250 ⁇ m, more preferably 50 to 200 ⁇ m, and further preferably has flexibility.
- the “support having flexibility” means a support having an elastic modulus (E120) at 120 ° C. of 1000 to 6000 N / mm 2 , and contains polyimide or polyethylene naphthalate as the support. A resin film is preferred.
- the “elastic modulus” refers to the slope of the stress relative to the strain amount in a region where the strain indicated by the standard line of the sample conforming to JIS C 2318 and the corresponding stress have a linear relationship using a tensile tester. Is what we asked for. This is a value called Young's modulus, and here, such Young's modulus is defined as elastic modulus.
- the elastic modulus (E120) at 120 ° C. is preferably 1000 to 6000 N / mm 2 as described above. More preferably, it is 1200 to 5000 N / mm 2 .
- a resin film containing polyimide or polyethylene naphthalate is preferable as described above.
- the scintillator panel and the planar light receiving element surface are coupled and bonded, it is difficult to obtain uniform image quality characteristics within the light receiving surface of the flat panel detector due to the influence of deformation of the support or warpage during vapor deposition.
- the scintillator panel is deformed into a shape suitable for the shape of the planar light receiving element surface, and uniform sharpness can be obtained over the entire light receiving surface of the flat panel detector. .
- the thickness is preferably 0.05 mm or more and 0.20 mm or less.
- the thickness of the phosphor layer is further 0.6 mm or less.
- the laser cutting referred to in the present invention is a method of processing a workpiece by thermal action and at the same time dissociating a molecular bond such as a C—H bond or a C—C bond with an organic material.
- the principle of laser dicing to form the is different.
- the laser used in the present invention is preferably an ultraviolet laser beam having a wavelength of about 266 nm.
- the phosphor layer is cut by thermal action, and the support is cut because molecular bonds are dissociated. For this reason, the phosphor layer is cut by thermal action, and the support is cut by dissociation of molecular bonds, so that crystal breakage at the cut portion can be further prevented.
- the resin film is used as the support and the above-mentioned conditions are satisfied, the non-image area is eliminated and the scintillator panel is thinned, so that it is used for an intraoral detector or a cassette-sized flat panel detector. This is preferable. Further, when a flexible resin support is used, the contact between the scintillator panel and the planar light receiving element surface becomes more uniform over the entire surface, and the image characteristics become uniform within the surface.
- the casing constituting the flat panel detector has a high moisture resistance like the above-mentioned intraoral detector, it is necessary to prepare the flat panel detector in the coupling process even if there is no protective layer. It is sufficient to have a protective function between the two, can be thinned, and can be used particularly effectively for applications such as an intraoral detector.
- the area of the scintillator panel having an area larger than the area of the planar light receiving element surface is preferably several times to several tens of times the area of the planar light receiving element surface, although depending on the size of the planar light receiving element. .
- the present invention is particularly effective when the area of the planar light receiving element surface is 2500 mm 2 or less.
- it is particularly preferably used for a light receiving element having a planar light receiving element surface that fits in a 50 mm ⁇ 50 mm square.
- the shape that fits in a 50 mm ⁇ 50 mm square means a shape that fits all within this square, and is particularly effective when the shape of the cut scintillator panel is this shape.
- each layer of the scintillator panel described above is formed using a support having an area larger than the area of the planar light receiving element surface.
- a metal thin film (Al film, Ag film, etc.) as a reflective layer is formed on one surface of the support by sputtering.
- Al film, Ag film, etc. a metal thin film as a reflective layer
- various types of films in which an Al film is sputter-deposited on the resin film are distributed in the market, and these can also be used as a support.
- the undercoat layer is formed by applying and drying a composition in which a polymer binder is dispersed and dissolved in an organic solvent.
- the polymer binder is preferably a hydrophobic resin such as a polyester resin or a polyurethane resin from the viewpoint of adhesiveness and corrosion resistance of the reflective layer.
- the phosphor layer is made of columnar crystals, which can be formed by a vapor deposition method such as a vapor deposition method. Below, the typical example of the vapor deposition method is demonstrated.
- the vapor deposition apparatus 961 has a box-shaped vacuum vessel 962, and a vacuum vapor deposition boat 963 is arranged inside the vacuum vessel 962.
- the boat 963 is a member to be deposited as an evaporation source, and an electrode is connected to the boat 963. When current flows through the electrode to the boat 963, the boat 963 generates heat due to Joule heat.
- a mixture containing cesium iodide and an activator compound is filled in the boat 963 so that an electric current flows through the boat 963 so that the mixture can be heated and evaporated. It has become.
- an alumina crucible around which a heater is wound may be applied, or a refractory metal heater may be applied.
- a holder 64 for holding the support 121 is disposed inside the vacuum vessel 962 and immediately above the boat 963.
- the holder 964 is provided with a heater (not shown), and the support 121 mounted on the holder 964 can be heated by operating the heater.
- the adsorbate on the surface of the support 121 is removed or removed, or an impurity layer is formed between the support 121 and the phosphor layer 122 formed on the surface.
- the holder 964 is provided with a rotation mechanism 965 that rotates the holder 964.
- the rotating mechanism 965 includes a rotating shaft 65a connected to the holder 64 and a motor (not shown) as a driving source for the rotating shaft 65a. When the motor is driven, the rotating shaft 965a rotates to disengage the holder 964 from the boat. It can be rotated in a state of facing 963.
- a vacuum pump 966 is disposed in the vacuum vessel 962.
- the vacuum pump 966 exhausts the inside of the vacuum vessel 962 and introduces gas into the inside of the vacuum vessel 962.
- the inside of the vacuum vessel 962 has a gas atmosphere at a constant pressure. Can be maintained below.
- the support 121 provided with the reflective layer and the undercoat layer as described above is attached to the holder 964, and a plurality of (not shown) boats 963 are filled with a powdery mixture containing cesium iodide and thallium iodide. (Preparation process).
- the distance between the boat 963 and the support 121 is set to 100 to 1500 mm, and the vapor deposition process described later is performed while maintaining the range of the set value. More preferably, the distance between the boat 963 and the support body 121 is set to 400 mm or more and 1500 mm or less, and the plurality of boats 963 are heated at the same time to perform vapor deposition.
- the vacuum pump 966 is operated to evacuate the inside of the vacuum vessel 962, and the inside of the vacuum vessel 962 is brought to a vacuum atmosphere of 0.1 Pa or less (vacuum atmosphere forming step).
- under vacuum atmosphere means under a pressure atmosphere of 100 Pa or less, and preferably under a pressure atmosphere of 0.1 Pa or less.
- an inert gas such as argon is introduced into the vacuum vessel 962, and the inside of the vacuum vessel 962 is maintained in a vacuum atmosphere of 0.001 to 5 Pa, more preferably 0.01 to 2 Pa.
- the heater of the holder 964 and the motor of the rotation mechanism 965 are driven, and the support body 121 attached to the holder 964 is rotated while being heated while facing the boat 963.
- the temperature of the support 121 on which the phosphor layer is formed is preferably set to a room temperature of 25 to 50 ° C. at the start of vapor deposition, and is preferably set to 100 to 300 ° C., more preferably 150 to 250 ° C. during the vapor deposition. preferable.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of an apparatus used for forming a protective layer, in which a protective layer made of a polyparaxylylene film is formed on the surface of the phosphor layer 122 of the scintillator panel 12.
- the CVD deposition apparatus 5 includes a vaporization chamber 51 for inserting and vaporizing diparaxylylene as a raw material of polyparaxylylene, a thermal decomposition chamber 52 for heating and heating the vaporized diparaxylylene to radicalize, and scintillator for diparaxylylene in a radicalized state.
- a vapor deposition chamber 53 for vapor deposition on the phosphor layer 122 on the support 121 on which is formed a cooling chamber 54 for deodorizing and cooling, and an exhaust system 55 having a vacuum pump.
- the vapor deposition chamber 53 has an inlet 53a for introducing the polyparaxylylene radicalized in the thermal decomposition chamber 52 and an outlet 53b for discharging excess polyparaxylylene, as shown in FIG. It has a turntable (deposition stand) 53c that supports a sample on which a polyparaxylylene film is deposited.
- the phosphor layer 122 of the scintillator panel 12 is placed on the turntable 53c of the vapor deposition chamber 53 so as to face upward.
- diparaxylylene radicalized by heating to 175 ° C. in the vaporization chamber 51 and vaporizing and heating to 690 ° C. in the thermal decomposition chamber 52 is introduced into the vapor deposition chamber 3 from the inlet 53a, and the phosphor layer 122 protective layer (polyparaxylylene film) 123 is deposited in a thickness of 3 ⁇ m.
- the inside of the deposition chamber 53 is maintained at a degree of vacuum of 13 Pa.
- the turntable 53c is rotated at a speed of 4 rpm.
- Excess polyparaxylylene is discharged from the discharge port 53b and led to a cooling chamber 54 for deodorizing and cooling and an exhaust system 55 having a vacuum pump.
- the protective layer is a hot melt melt resin
- the hot melt resin surface is disposed on the phosphor layer surface of the scintillator panel
- a protective layer can be formed by pasting together while applying pressure with a roller heated to 120 ° C.
- Cutting process is performed from a scintillator panel having an area larger than the area of the planar light receiving element surface to be used in accordance with the area corresponding to the planar light receiving element surface to be used.
- the phosphor layer is cut after being formed by a method such as vapor deposition, an operation such as vapor deposition for each flat panel detector is unnecessary. That is, vapor deposition is performed at the maximum size that can be produced by the vapor deposition apparatus, and it is only necessary to cut it to a desired size as necessary, which is advantageous in terms of production efficiency and delivery date.
- FIG. 5A is a side sectional view
- FIG. 5B is a front sectional view, which is an example of blade dicing for cutting the scintillator panel 12 after the protective layer 123 is formed.
- the scintillator panel 12 is arranged on the dicing table 22 of the dicing apparatus 2 with the protective layer 123 side down.
- the scintillator panel 12 is cut from the support 121 side by the blade 21.
- the support 121 is amorphous carbon having a thickness of 1 mm.
- the blade 21 cuts the scintillator panel 12 by rotating around the rotating shaft 21a.
- the dicing table 22 is provided with a groove 221.
- Support members 24 are provided on both sides of the blade.
- ⁇ Cooling air is blown from the nozzle 23 to the cutting part from both sides of the blade 21 for cooling the frictional heat.
- the temperature of the cooling air is 4 ° C. or less, and the indoor humidity is 20% or less to prevent condensation.
- Blade dicing can be preferably applied when the support is mainly composed of carbon, aluminum, or glass.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of an apparatus used for laser cutting in FIG. 6 and shows an example of laser cutting for cutting the scintillator panel 12 on which a protective layer is not formed.
- the laser cutting device 3 includes a purge chamber 33 formed in a box shape.
- the purge chamber 33 is a space where the inside is almost sealed so that dust or the like floating in the outside space does not enter the inside.
- the purge chamber 33 is preferably in a low humidity environment. Further, on the upper surface of the purge chamber 33, a translucent window 35 that transmits laser light is provided. In addition, a discharge pipe 34 that guides floating matters such as dust to the outside of the purge chamber 33 is provided.
- the support side of the scintillator panel 12 is placed on the support base 32 of the laser cutting device 3 with the support side as the lower surface, and the scintillator panel 12 is suction-held on the support base 32. Accordingly, the scintillator panel 12 is held with the phosphor layer facing upward.
- the scintillator panel 12 placed on the support base 32 is positioned immediately below the laser irradiation part of the laser generator 31 by a support base moving means (not shown).
- the laser beam is emitted from the laser generator 31 and irradiated to the scintillator panel 12.
- the irradiation conditions are YAG-UV (yttrium / aluminum / garnet crystal: wavelength 266 nm), pulsed laser light with a frequency of 5000 Hz and a beam diameter of 20 ⁇ m, and an output of 300 mW.
- the scintillator panel 12 is cut by moving it in the X direction and the Y direction by a support base moving means (not shown).
- the laser used in the present invention is preferably an ultraviolet laser beam having a wavelength of about 266 nm.
- a laser having a wavelength of about 266 nm it is possible to dissect molecular bonds such as C—H bonds and C—C bonds with an organic material while processing a workpiece by thermal action.
- the phosphor layer is cut by a thermal action, and the support is cut because molecular bonds are dissociated. For this reason, the phosphor layer is cut by thermal action, and the support is cut by dissociation of molecular bonds, so that crystal breakage at the cut portion can be further prevented.
- the support is a resin film or glass
- laser cutting can be applied, and when the support is resin, the laser cutting apparatus shown in FIG. 6 can be particularly preferably applied, which is a particularly preferable aspect of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is an example of a plurality of scintillator panels cut out by laser cutting.
- S is a laser cutting part.
- a plurality of scintillator panels 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e, and 12f are cut out from the scintillator panel 12.
- the cut scintillator panel is coupled to the light receiving element in the coupling step.
- the coupling is preferably performed by adhering the planar light-receiving element surface of the light-receiving element and the surface of the scintillator panel on the phosphor layer side, but it is not always necessary to bond them, for example, a reinforcing plate (glass or The contact may be made by pressing using a foaming member such as CFRP) or sponge, or may be made using optical grease. Further, a flexible transparent film may be interposed between the planar light receiving element surface of the light receiving element and the phosphor layer side surface of the scintillator panel.
- Adhesion is preferably performed using an adhesive, and it is preferable to apply pressure at a pressure of 10 to 500 g / cm 2 until the adhesive is solidified.
- Air bubbles are removed from the adhesive layer by pressurization.
- a hot melt resin When a hot melt resin is used as the protective layer, it is heated to a temperature about 10 ° C. higher than the melting start temperature of the hot melt resin while being pressurized at a pressure of 10 to 500 g / cm 2 , allowed to stand for 1 to 2 hours, and then cooled. It is preferable.
- the cooling is preferably performed gradually from the viewpoint of preventing damage to the pixels of the light receiving element due to the shrinkage stress of the hot melt resin.
- a room-temperature curable adhesive such as acrylic, epoxy, or silicone can be used.
- a rubber adhesive can be used as the adhesive resin having elasticity.
- a block copolymer such as styrene-isoprene-styrene, a synthetic rubber adhesive such as polybutadiene or polybutylene, natural rubber, or the like can be used.
- a commercially available rubber-based adhesive a one-component RTV rubber KE420 (manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) or the like is preferably used.
- silicone-based adhesive a peroxide crosslinking type or an addition condensation type may be used alone or as a mixture. Furthermore, it can be used by mixing with an acrylic or rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesive, or an adhesive having a silicone component pendant on the polymer main chain or side chain of the acrylic adhesive may be used.
- an acrylic resin When an acrylic resin is used as the adhesive, it is preferable to use a resin obtained by reacting a radical polymerizable monomer containing an acrylate ester having an alkyl side chain having 1 to 14 carbon atoms as a monomer component.
- a resin obtained by reacting a radical polymerizable monomer containing an acrylate ester having an alkyl side chain having 1 to 14 carbon atoms As the monomer component, it is preferable to add an acrylate ester or other vinyl monomer having a polar group such as a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group or an amino group in the side chain.
- adhesive optical grease or the like can be used as a material interposed between the scintillator panel and the light receiving element. Any known material can be used as long as it is highly transparent and sticky.
- silicone oil KF96H (1 million CS: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) is preferably used.
- the light receiving element has a planar light receiving element surface having a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally, and as the light receiving element, a light receiving element having a sensor such as a known CMOS can be used without particular limitation.
- the coupled scintillator panel and light receiving element are housed in a housing.
- the moisture permeability of the casing constituting the flat panel detector is 50 g / m 2 ⁇ day (40 ° C./90% RH) (average in JIS Z0208), taking into consideration the protection of the phosphor layer, deliquescence, etc. Measured according to JIS Z0208 and more preferably 10 g / m 2 ⁇ day (40 ° C., 90% RH) (measured according to JIS Z0208).
- the flat panel detector according to the present invention is used by X-ray irradiation from either the scintillator panel side or the light receiving element side.
- X-ray irradiation is performed from the flat panel detector side.
- X-ray irradiation from the TFT side has higher X-ray utilization efficiency.
- Examples of X-ray irradiation from the light receiving element side include, for example, JP-A-7-27864 and JP-A-2005-203708.
- a reflective layer (0.10 ⁇ m) was formed by sputtering silver on the following support having a size of 600 ⁇ 600 mm.
- Support Material Thickness A-1 Aluminum 0.2mm A-2 Aluminum 0.3mm A-3 Aluminum 0.5mm A-4 Aluminum 1.0mm A-5 Aluminum 1.5mm C-1 Amorphous carbon 0.5mm C-2 Amorphous carbon 1.0mm G-1 Glass 1.0mm P-1 Polyimide film 0.030mm P-2 Polyimide film 0.050mm P-3 Polyimide film 0.125mm P-4 Polyimide film 0.225mm P-5 Polyethylene naphthalate 0.125mm (Preparation of comparative support (BL-1, -2)) As a comparative example, an amorphous carbon having a thickness of 1.0 mm that was cut in advance to a size of 24.7 mm ⁇ 49.3 mm was used, and BL-1 was not cut.
- undercoat layer The mixture obtained by the following formulation was dispersed for 15 hours in a bead mill to obtain a coating solution for undercoating.
- the coating solution was applied to the reflective layer side of the support with a spin coater so that the dry layer thickness was 1.0 ⁇ m, and then dried at 100 ° C. for 8 hours to prepare an undercoat layer.
- Byron 20SS manufactured by Toyobo: polymer polyester resin
- MEK Methyl ethyl ketone
- Cyclohexanone 150 parts by mass
- a phosphor (CsI: 0.03 Tlmol%) was deposited on the undercoat layer side of the support using the vapor deposition apparatus shown in FIG. 3 to form a 200 ⁇ m phosphor layer on the entire surface of the support.
- a shutter (not shown) was disposed between the boat 963 and the holder 964 to prevent substances other than the target substance from adhering to the phosphor layer at the start of vapor deposition.
- a resistance heating crucible was filled as a phosphor raw material as a vapor deposition material, and a support was placed on a rotating support holder, and the distance between the support and the evaporation source was adjusted to 500 mm.
- the inside of the vapor deposition apparatus was once evacuated, Ar gas was introduced and the degree of vacuum was adjusted to 0.5 Pa, and then the temperature of the support was maintained at 200 ° C. while rotating the support at a speed of 10 rpm.
- the resistance heating crucible was heated to form a phosphor layer.
- An adhesive gel-like sheet ( ⁇ GEL: manufactured by Taika) was used for fixing the support to the holder 964.
- scintillator panels 1 to 16 corresponding to the respective supports were produced as follows.
- the one having the supports A-1 to 5, C-1 to 2, G-1, and P-1 is cut into a size of 24.7 mm ⁇ 49.3 mm using the blade dicing apparatus shown in FIG. Scintillator panels 1 to 9 were obtained.
- the protective layer is formed after cutting into a size of 24.7 mm ⁇ 49.3 mm with the laser cutting device (YAG-UV) shown in FIG. Scintillator panels 10 to 13 were obtained. Further, for P-3, a scintillator panel 14 was obtained by punching with a punching die.
- These scintillator panels are sealed with a film having a water vapor transmission rate of 0.1 g / m 2 (measured according to JIS Z0208) and allowed to stand for 7 days in a non-air-conditioned room, and then bonded to the following light receiving elements. I let it ring.
- a light-receiving element (Rad Eye 1 / pixel size 48 ⁇ m manufactured by Rad-icon) having an effective image area of 24.6 ⁇ 49.2 mm having a CMOS of 24.7 ⁇ 49.3 mm was used.
- An acrylic adhesive having the following composition was prepared for bonding to the CMOS surface.
- the adhesive composition of this composition has high removability and can be easily changed in position until thermocompression bonding.
- an aromatic isocyanate compound (B) was added to 100 parts by mass of the mixture having a solid content ratio of (A) below. Furthermore, 60 ppm of dioctyltin dilaurate was added to the solid content, and diluted with ethyl acetate to obtain an adhesive composition having a solid content of 30%.
- the adhesive was applied to the protective layer side of the scintillator panel so as to have a thickness of 10 ⁇ m and dried, and then the scintillator panel and the CMOS portion were completely matched while confirming the position of the CMOS part with a stereomicroscope. Thereafter, the scintillator panel and the light receiving element were coupled by heating at 70 ° C. for 90 minutes and then gradually cooling while applying a pressure of 100 g / cm 2 .
- the flat panel detectors 1 to 14 obtained by the manufacturing method of the present invention maintain high luminance, have very few defective portions at the periphery of the image, and have a wide effective image area.
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本発明に係るフラットパネルディテクタの構成を図1、2を用いて説明する。各構成要素については後述する。
本発明のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法(以下、単に本発明の製造方法とも称する)は、平面受光素子面の面積より大である面積を有するシンチレータパネルを作製するシンチレータパネル作製工程、およびこのシンチレータパネル作製工程で得られたシンチレータパネルをこの平面受光素子面の面積に対応して断裁する断裁工程および断裁されたシンチレータパネルを平面受光素子面にカップリングする工程を有する。各工程の詳細については後述する。
(シンチレータパネルの構成)
本発明に係るシンチレータパネルは、支持体上に柱状結晶からなる蛍光体層を有するが、支持体と蛍光体層の間に下引層を有する態様が好ましく、また支持体上に反射層を設け反射層、下引層、および蛍光体層の構成であってもよい。以下、各構成層および構成要素等について説明する。
本発明に係る蛍光体層は、蛍光体の柱状結晶からなる。
支持体上には反射層を設けることが好ましい。反射層は、蛍光体(シンチレータ)から発した光を反射して、光の取り出し効率を高めるためのものである。当該反射層は、Al,Ag,Cr,Cu,Ni,Ti,Mg,Rh,PtおよびAuからなる元素群の中から選ばれるいずれかの元素を含む材料により形成されることが好ましい。特に、上記の元素からなる金属薄膜、例えば、Ag膜、Al膜などを用いることが好ましい。また、このような金属薄膜を2層以上形成するようにしても良い。なお、反射層の厚さは、0.005~0.3μm、より好ましくは0.01~0.2μmであることが、発光光取り出し効率の観点から好ましい。
本発明においては、支持体と蛍光体層の間、または反射層と蛍光体層の間に下引き層を設けることが好ましい。当該下引層は、CVD法(気相化学成長法)によりポリパラキシリレン膜を成膜する方法や高分子結合材(バインダー)による方法があるが、膜付の観点から高分子結合材(バインダー)による方法がより好ましい。また下引層の厚さは、鮮鋭性、柱状結晶の乱れ発生防止性などの面から0.5~4μmが好ましい。
本発明においては、断裁工程の前に、蛍光体層上に保護層形成工程を有することが好ましい。
本発明に係るシンチレータパネルは、支持体として各種の材料を使用することができ、支持体としては、カーボン、アルミニウム、ガラスを主成分として含有する材料で構成される支持体あるいは、樹脂で構成される支持体が挙げられる。
一つである。
本発明に係るシンチレータパネルの作製工程では、平面受光素子面の面積より大である面積を有するシンチレータパネルを作製する。
支持体の一方の表面に反射層としての金属薄膜(Al膜、Ag膜等)をスパッタ法により形成する。樹脂フィルムを支持体として使用する場合、樹脂フィルム上にAl膜をスパッタ蒸着したフィルムは、各種の品種が市場で流通しており、これらを支持体として使用することも可能である。
下引層は、有機溶剤に高分子結合材を分散・溶解した組成物を塗布、乾燥して形成する。高分子結合材としては接着性、反射層の耐腐食性の観点でポリエステル樹脂、ポリウレタン樹脂等の疎水性樹脂が好ましい。
蛍光体層は、柱状結晶からなるが、柱状結晶は蒸着方法などの気相堆積法で形成することができる。以下に、蒸着方法の典型例について説明する。
図3に示す通り、蒸着装置961は箱状の真空容器962を有しており、真空容器962の内部には真空蒸着用のボート963が配されている。ボート963は蒸着源の被充填部材であり、当該ボート963には電極が接続されている。当該電極を通じてボート963に電流が流れると、ボート963がジュール熱で発熱するようになっている。放射線用シンチレータパネルの製造時においては、ヨウ化セシウムと賦活剤化合物とを含む混合物がボート963に充填され、そのボート963に電流が流れることで、上記混合物を加熱・蒸発させることができるようになっている。
図4は、保護層形成に用いられる、装置の例の模式断面図であり、シンチレータパネル12の蛍光体層122表面にポリパラキシリレン膜からなる保護層を形成する例である。
本発明においては、用いる平面受光素子面の面積より大である面積を有するシンチレータパネルから、用いる平面受光素子面に応じた面積に対応して断裁を行う。
断裁されたシンチレータパネルは、カップリングする工程で、受光素子とカップリングされる。
600x600mmサイズの下記支持体に銀をスパッタして反射層(0.10μm)を形成した。
支持体 材質 厚み
A-1 アルミニウム 0.2mm
A-2 アルミニウム 0.3mm
A-3 アルミニウム 0.5mm
A-4 アルミニウム 1.0mm
A-5 アルミニウム 1.5mm
C-1 アモルファスカーボン 0.5mm
C-2 アモルファスカーボン 1.0mm
G-1 ガラス 1.0mm
P-1 ポリイミドフィルム 0.030mm
P-2 ポリイミドフィルム 0.050mm
P-3 ポリイミドフィルム 0.125mm
P-4 ポリイミドフィルム 0.225mm
P-5 ポリエチレンナフタレート 0.125mm
(比較支持体(BL-1、-2)の作製)
比較例として、予め24.7mm×49.3mmのサイズに断裁した厚さ1.0mmのアモルファスカーボンを使用し、断裁を実施しないものを、BL-1とした。
下記処方で得た混合物を、ビーズミルにて15時間分散し、下引き塗設用の塗布液を得た。この塗布液を上記支持体の反射層側に乾燥層厚が1.0μmになるようにスピンコーターで塗布したのち100℃で8時間乾燥することで下引き層を作製した。
300質量部
メチルエチルケトン(MEK) 200質量部
トルエン 300質量部
シクロヘキサノン 150質量部
(蛍光体層の形成)
支持体の下引き層側に蛍光体(CsI:0.03Tlmol%)を、図3に示した蒸着装置を使用して蒸着させ支持体の全面に200μmの蛍光体層を形成した。ボート963とホルダ964との間にシャッタ(図示略)を配し、蒸着開始時に目的物以外の物質が蛍光体層に付着するのを防止した。
上記で得られたシンチレータパネル(P-2、P-3、P-4、P-5は除く)を、図4のCVD装置にセットしてポリパラキシレンからなる保護層を形成した。ポリパラキシレン膜の厚みは3μmになるように調整した。
表1に示すように、上記各支持体に対応したシンチレータパネル1~16を下記のようにして作製した。
24.7×49.3mmサイズのCMOSを有する有効画像領域24.6×49.2mmの受光素子(Rad-icon社製 Rad Eye 1/画素サイズ48μm)を使用した。またCMOS面との接着には、下記組成のアクリル系接着剤を作成した。尚本組成の接着剤組成物は再剥離性が高く、加熱圧着までは容易に位置変更が可能である。
2-エチルヘキシルアクリレート 50質量部
ブチルアクリレート 30質量部
スチレン 19質量部
2-ヒドロキシエチルメタクリレート 3質量部
(B)
トリレンジイソシアネート・トリメチロールプロパンアダクト体(商品名;コロネートL 日本ポリウレタン(株)製)
上記接着剤をシンチレータパネルの保護層側に10μmの厚さになるように塗設し乾燥したのち、シンチレータパネルとCMOS部の位置を実体顕微鏡にて確認しながら両者を完全に一致させた。その後100g/cm2の圧力で加圧しながら、70℃の環境で90分間加熱後、徐冷することでシンチレータパネルと受光素子をカップリングした。
上記にて得られたフラットパネルディテクタのシンチレータパネルと受光素子側のそれぞれから、管電圧28kVpで10mRのX線を照射し、得られたデジタル信号をハードディスクに記録した。次にハードディスク上の記録をコンピュータで分析して、画像信号の電気信号の平均強度Sを求め、輝度を算出し、フラットパネルディテクタ7のシンチレータパネル側からX線照射した場合の信号値を100とした相対値で表1に示した。
上記、シンチレータパネル側からX線を照射して得られた有効画像領域24.6×49.2mmのベタ画像を解析し、画像周縁部に2画素以上の連続した画像欠損箇所の個数をカウントし表1に示した。
11 受光素子
12 シンチレータパネル
13 接着層
14 筐体
31 レーザ断裁装置
32 支持台
33 パージ室
34 排出管
35 透光窓
111 信号取り出し部
121 支持体
122 蛍光体層
123 保護層
961 蒸着装置
962 真空容器
963 ボート
964 ホルダ
965 回転機構
966 真空ポンプ
S レーザ断裁部分
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- 2次元状に配置された複数の画素、を有する平面受光素子面、を有する受光素子の該平面受光素子面上に、支持体上に柱状結晶からなる蛍光体層を有するシンチレータパネルの該蛍光体層の側の面が、カップリングされているフラットパネルディテクタを製造するフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法であって、該平面受光素子面の面積より大である面積を有するシンチレータパネルを作製するシンチレータパネル作製工程、該シンチレータパネル作製工程で得られたシンチレータパネルを該平面受光素子面の面積に対応して断裁する断裁工程および断裁されたシンチレータパネルを該平面受光素子面にカップリングする工程を有することを特徴とするフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記断裁工程の前に、前記蛍光体層上に保護層を形成する保護層形成工程を有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記保護層が樹脂であり、該樹脂と前記蛍光体層とが、接着していることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記樹脂が、ポリパラキシリレンまたはホットメルト樹脂であることを特徴とする請求項3に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記支持体が、カーボン、アルミニウムまたはガラスを主成分として含有することを特徴とする請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記支持体の厚みが0.3mm以上、1.0mm以下であることを特徴とする請求項5に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記蛍光体層の厚みが0.8mm以下であることを特徴とする請求項5または6に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記支持体が樹脂であることを特徴とする請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記樹脂が、ポリイミド(PI)またはポリエチレンナフタレート(PEN)のうち少なくとも1つを含むことを特徴とする請求項8に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記支持体の厚みが0.05mm以上、0.20mm以下であることを特徴とする請求項8または9に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記蛍光体層の厚みが0.6mm以下であることを特徴とする請求項8から10のいずれか1項に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記断裁工程における断裁が、ダイシングであることを特徴とする請求項1から11のいずれか1項に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記断裁工程における断裁が、レーザによる断裁、打抜金型による打抜、または断裁刃によることを特徴とする請求項8から11のいずれか1項に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 支持体上に柱状結晶からなる蛍光体層と保護層とを支持体側からこの順に有するシンチレータパネルが、2次元状に配置された複数の画素、を有する平面受光素子面、を有する受光素子の該平面受光素子面上にカップリングされているフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法であって、該平面受光素子面の面積より大である面積を有するシンチレータパネルを作製するシンチレータパネル作製工程、および該シンチレータパネル作製工程で得られたシンチレータパネルを該平面受光素子面の面積に対応して断裁する断裁工程および断裁されたシンチレータパネルを該画素面にカップリングする工程を有し、前記断裁工程の後に、該蛍光体層上に該保護層を形成する保護層形成工程を有することを特徴とするフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記保護層が樹脂であり、該樹脂と前記蛍光体層とが、接着していることを特徴とする請求項14に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記樹脂が、ポリパラキシリレンまたはホットメルト樹脂であることを特徴とする請求項15に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記支持体が、カーボン、アルミニウムまたはガラスを主成分として含有することを特徴とする請求項14から16のいずれか1項に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記支持体の厚みが0.3mm以上、1.0mm以下であることを特徴とする請求項17に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記蛍光体層の厚みが0.8mm以下であることを特徴とする請求項17または18に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記支持体が樹脂であることを特徴とする請求項14から16のいずれか1項に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記樹脂が、ポリイミド(PI)またはポリエチレンナフタレート(PEN)のうち少なくとも1つを含むことを特徴とする請求項20に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記支持体の厚みが0.05mm以上、0.20mm以下であることを特徴とする請求項20または21に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記蛍光体層の厚みが0.6mm以下であることを特徴とする請求項20から22のいずれか1項に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記断裁工程における断裁が、ダイシングであることを特徴とする請求項14から23のいずれか1項に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記断裁工程における断裁が、レーザによる断裁、打抜金型による打抜、または断裁刃によることを特徴とする請求項20から23のいずれか1項に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 2次元状に配置された複数の画素、を有する平面受光素子面、を有する受光素子の該平面受光素子面上に、支持体上に柱状結晶からなる蛍光体層を有するシンチレータパネルの該蛍光体層の側の面が、カップリングされていて、受光素子側から放射線が照射されるフラットパネルディテクタを製造するフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法であって、該平面受光素子面の面積より大である面積を有するシンチレータパネルを作製するシンチレータパネル作製工程、該シンチレータパネル作製工程で得られたシンチレータパネルを該平面受光素子面の面積に対応して断裁する断裁工程および断裁されたシンチレータパネルを該平面受光素子面にカップリングする工程を有することを特徴とするフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記支持体が、アルミニウムまたはガラスを主成分として含有することを特徴とする請求項26に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
- 前記支持体の厚みが0.5mm以上、1.0mm以下であることを特徴とする請求項27に記載のフラットパネルディテクタの製造方法。
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