US4980553A
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Radiological image detector
Assignee: Thales SA
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Filing: 1989-04-27
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Granted: 1990-12-25
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Expires: 2009-04-27
Abstract
Abstract A radiological image detector of the type formed by a matrix of photosensitive elements, associated with a light source, enables a resetting of the voltages at the terminals of the photosensitive elements, the light source and the photosensitive matrix being connected to each other so as to give the image detector a particularly small thickness. To this end, the light source includes a stack of semiconducting layers forming at least one electroluminescent diode having, as its support, a substrate of the matrix.
Inventors
- 👤 Yves Henry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 06:13
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10H; H10H20/00; H10H20/80; H10H20/81; H10H20/817; H10H20/818; G; G01; G01T; G01T1/00; G01T1/16; G01T1/20; G01T1/2002; G01T1/2018; H10F; H10F39/00; H10F39/011; H10F39/018; H10F39/10; H10F39/12; H10F39/18; H10F39/189; H10F39/1898; H10F39/80; H10F39/803
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A radiological image detector comprising a matrix of photosensitive dots formed on a substrate, at least one light source, a scintillator, the photosensitive dots each comprising at least one photosensitive element, the at least one light source producing a light designed to achieve a voltage resetting of the photosensitive elements, wherein the at least one light source comprises a stack of semiconducting layers formed between two conducting layers so as to constitute at least one electroluminescent diode having, as its substrate, the substrate of the matrix of photosensitive elements, and wherein the at least one light source is placed between the substrate and the photosensitive matrix.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A radiological image detector comprising a matrix of photosensitive dots formed on a substrate, at least one light source, a scintillator, the photosensitive dots each comprising at least one photosensitive element, the at least one light source producing a light designed to achieve a voltage resetting of the photosensitive elements, wherein the at least one light source comprises a stack of semiconducting layers formed between two conducting layers so as to constitute at least one electroluminescent diode having, as its substrate, the substrate of the matrix of photosensitive elements, and wherein the at least one light source is placed between the substrate and the photosensitive matrix.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A radiological image detector according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is opaque to the light emitted by the at least one light source.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
A radiological image detector according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is metallic.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A radiological image detector according to claim 1, said scintillator comprising a scintillator screen interposed between the substrate and the at least one light source, the at least one light source being insulated from the scintillator screen by an insulating layer made of polyimide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A radiological image detector according to claim 1, wherein the at least one light source is insulated from the photosensitive elements by an insulating layer made of polyimide.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US4797560A
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