| US 7,586,252 B2 | ||
| Phosphor screen and imaging assembly | ||
| Clifford Bueno, Clifton Park, N.Y. (US); Steven Jude Duclos, Clifton Park, N.Y. (US); David Michael Hoffman, New Berlin, Wis. (US); and John Michael Cuffe, Reedsville, Pa. (US) | ||
| Assigned to General Electric Company, Niskayuana, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 23, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/135,012. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0261722 A1, Nov. 23, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01J 29/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 313—485 [313/461; 250/370.09; 250/484.2] | 23 Claims |
| 19. An imaging assembly comprising:
a phosphor screen configured to receive incident x-rays and to emit a plurality of corresponding optical signals, said phosphor
screen comprising a plurality of phosphor particles, a plurality of x-ray capture electron emitters and a binder, wherein
said phosphor particles and said emitters are separate particles, and wherein said emitters and said phosphor particles are
dispersed within said binder; and
an electronic device coupled to said phosphor screen, wherein said electronic device is configured to receive the optical
signals from said phosphor screen and to generate an imaging signal.
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