METHOD AND APPARTATUS FOR COMPUTARIZED X-RAY TOMOGRAPHIC DETECTION

摘要

Method and apparatus for cooling a plurality of detectors in a computed tomography scanner. Cool air (via 156, 50) is forced over the detectors and circuitry for analyzing the output from those detectors to reduce the noise of the output and thereby enhance the signal to noise ratio. In the disclosed design the temperature of the detectors is kept slightly above the dewpoint of air to avoid moisture condensation on the detectors.