FIELD

Embodiments of the subject matter disclosed herein relate to non-invasive diagnostic imaging and non-destructive testing, and more particularly to computed tomography (CT) detectors and methods for uniform heat distribution across CT detectors.

BACKGROUND

Non-invasive imaging technologies allow images of the internal structures of a patient or an object to be obtained without performing an invasive procedure on the patient or object. In particular, technologies such as computed tomography (CT) use various physical principles, such as the differential transmission of x-rays through the target volume, to acquire image data and to construct tomographic images (e.g., three-dimensional representations of the interior of the human body or of other imaged structures).

Non-attenuated x-rays passing through the target volume may be collected by a CT detector. The CT detector may include an array of detector modules configured to emit light upon interaction with the x-rays. The emitted light may be converted into electrical signals and used to generate the tomographic images. The detector modules may each be an individual electrical circuit coupled to a common computing device. Digital reconstruction may occur at the computing device, based on the signals received from the array of detector modules.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

In one embodiment, an imaging system comprises at least one detector module, the at least one detector module having a central slit separating a first tile from a second tile of the at least one detector module, a first integrated circuit located along a first side of the first tile, the first side of the first tile facing the central slit and proximate to the second tile, and a second integrated circuit located along a first side of the second tile, the first side of the second portion an outward-facing surface of the at least one module and distal to the first portion, and a first cable coupled to the first integrated circuit of the first tile and extending through the central slit of the at least one detector module. In this way, heat is dispersed more uniformly across a detector array formed of one or more of the detector module.

It should be understood that the brief description above is provided to introduce in simplified form a selection of concepts that are further described in the detailed description. It is not meant to identify key or essential features of the claimed subject matter, the scope of which is defined uniquely by the claims that follow the detailed description. Furthermore, the claimed subject matter is not limited to implementations that solve any disadvantages noted above or in any part of this disclosure.

