Two-dimensional radiation image detector

Claim 2

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a plurality of conversion elements for converting radiation into visible light; a plurality of photo-sensitive elements for detecting the visible light and accumulating signals; and an elements board on which said conversion elements and said photo-sensitive elements are formed; wherein said 2-dimensional radiation image detector includes two elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other and each having said plurality of photo-sensitive elements arranged two-dimensionally thereon such that the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements in one direction of the arrangement is substantially equal to a width of said photo-sensitive elements while the distance between the centers of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction perpendicular to the one direction is substantially equal to twice the width of said photo-sensitive elements, and such that that portion of radiation directed upon said two overlapping elements boards which has passed through a first one of said elements boards other than locations of said photo-sensitive elements is detected by said photo-sensitive elements of the second elements board; and wherein each of said conversion elements is in the form of a belt having a width equal to the width of at least one of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 3

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a plurality of conversion elements for converting radiation into visible light; a plurality of photo-sensitive elements for detecting the visible light and accumulating signals; and an elements board on which said conversion elements and said photo-sensitive elements are formed; wherein said 2-dimensional radiation image detector includes two elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other and having an area approximately one half of which is occupied by phosphor films serving as said conversion elements; wherein that portion of radiation directed upon said two overlapping elements boards which has passed through a first one of said elements boards other than locations of said photo-sensitive elements is detected by said photo-sensitive elements of the second elements board; and wherein each of said conversion elements is in the form of a belt having a width equal to the width of at least one of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 4

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a plurality of conversion elements for converting radiation into visible light; a plurality of photo-sensitive elements for detecting the visible light and accumulating signals; and an elements board on which said conversion elements and said photo-sensitive elements are formed; wherein said 2-dimensional radiation image detector includes two elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other and having an area approximately one half of which is occupied by phosphor films serving as said conversion elements; wherein that portion of radiation directed upon said two overlapping elements boards which has passed through a first one of said elements boards other than locations of said photo-sensitive elements is detected by said photo-sensitive elements of the second elements board; and wherein each of said conversion elements is in the form of a belt having a width equal to the width of at least one of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 5

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a plurality of conversion elements for converting radiation into visible light; a plurality of photo-sensitive elements for detecting the visible light and accumulating signals; a plurality of switching elements for reading out the signals accumulated in said plurality of photo-sensitive elements; and an elements board on which said conversion elements, said photo-sensitive elements and said switching elements are formed; wherein said 2-dimensional radiation image detector includes two elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other and including a plurality of sets of detection pixels each including one of said photo-sensitive elements and one of said switching elements and arranged two-dimensionally on each of said elements boards; wherein in a region of a substantially one half area of each of said detection pixels on each of said elements boards in a direction in which said photo-sensitive elements and said switching elements are arranged alternately, a parallel wiring for switching control for controlling a corresponding one of said switching elements and a corresponding one of said photo-sensitive elements are formed; wherein that portion of radiation directed upon said two overlapping elements boards which has passed through a first one of said elements boards other than locations of said photo-sensitive elements is detected by said photo-sensitive elements of the second elements board; and wherein each of said conversion elements is in the form of a belt having a width equal to the width of at least one of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 6

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a plurality of conversion elements for converting radiation into visible light; a plurality of photo-sensitive elements for detecting the visible light and accumulating signals; a plurality of switching elements for reading out the signals accumulated in said plurality of photo-sensitive elements; and an elements board on which said conversion elements, said photo-sensitive elements and said switching elements are formed; wherein said 2-dimensional radiation image detector includes two elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other and including a plurality of sets of detection pixels each including one of said photo-sensitive elements and one of said switching elements and arranged two-dimensionally on each of said elements boards; wherein in a region of a substantially one half area of each of said detection pixels on each of said elements boards in a direction in which said photo-sensitive elements and said switching elements are arranged alternately, a parallel wiring for switching control for controlling a corresponding one of said switching elements and a corresponding one of said photo-sensitive elements are formed; wherein that portion of radiation directed upon said two overlapping elements boards which has passed through a first one of said elements boards other than locations of said photo-sensitive elements is detected by said photo-sensitive elements of the second elements board; and wherein each of said conversion elements is in the form of a belt having a width equal to the width of at least one of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 7

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a plurality of conversion elements for converting radiation into visible light; a plurality of photo-sensitive elements for detecting the visible light and accumulating signals; and an elements board on which said conversion elements and said photo-sensitive elements are formed; wherein said 2-dimensional radiation image detector includes two elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other such that that portion of radiation directed upon said two overlapping elements boards which has passed through a first one of said elements boards other than locations of said photo-sensitive elements is detected by said photo-sensitive elements of the second elements board; and wherein each of said conversion elements is in the form of a belt having a width equal to the width of at least one of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 8

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a plurality of conversion elements for converting radiation into visible light; a plurality of photo-sensitive elements for detecting the visible light and accumulating signals; and an elements board on which said conversion elements and said photo-sensitive elements are formed; wherein said 2-dimensional radiation image detector includes two elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other such that that portion of radiation directed upon said two overlapping elements boards which has passed through a first one of said elements boards other than locations of said photo-sensitive elements is detected by said photo-sensitive elements of the second elements board; and wherein each of said conversion elements is in the form of a belt having a width equal to the width of at least one of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 9

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein two images obtained by detection by said photo-sensitive elements of said two elements boards are joined together to form a single joined image which includes a number of pixels twice that of each of the two images.

Claim 10

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said two elements boards are arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other such that said two elements boards are displaced from each other in a direction by a distance corresponding to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 11

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said photo-sensitive elements are photo-sensitive diodes made of amorphous silicon or poly-silicon.

Claim 12

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said plurality of switching elements for reading out the signals accumulated in said photo-sensitive elements are transistors made of amorphous silicon or poly-silicon.

Claim 13

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein parallel wirings for switching control for controlling said switching elements in parallel are arranged on each of said elements boards and are wired in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is approximately twice the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 14

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein parallel wirings for switching control for controlling said switching elements in parallel are arranged on each of said elements boards and are wired in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is approximately twice the width of said photo-sensitive elements, and the signals accumulated in said photo-sensitive elements are read out at a time in the direction in which the distance between the centers of said photo-sensitive elements is approximately twice the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 15

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein wirings for switching parallel control arranged on each of said elements boards and wirings for switching transmission for interconnecting said wirings for switching parallel control and an end portion of the elements board are arranged on the elements board such that said wirings for switching parallel control and said wirings for switching transmission extend perpendicularly to each other.

Claim 16

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein wirings for signal for reading out the signals accumulated in said photo-sensitive elements via said switching elements are arranged on each of said elements boards and are wired in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is approximately equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 17

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein wirings for signal for reading out the signals accumulated in said photo-sensitive elements via said switching elements are arranged on each of said elements boards and are wired in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is approximately equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements, and wirings for switching transmission and said wirings for signal are wired in parallel to each other on the elements board.

Claim 18

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein wirings for voltage supply for applying a voltage to said photo-sensitive elements are arranged on each of said elements boards in order to accumulate signals in said photo-sensitive elements and are wired in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is approximately equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 19

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein electrodes for electric connection to the outside of said elements boards are arranged on each of said elements boards along a side at an end of the elements board, and wirings for switching transmission, wirings for signal and wirings for voltage supply are connected to said electrodes at a portion along one side of the elements board.

Claim 20

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein five or more unit 2-dimensional radiation image detectors each including said two elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other are joined in a plane with sides of the elements boards joined together to form said 2-dimensional radiation image detector having a total area equal to five times or more of the area of each of said unit 2-dimensional radiation image detectors.

Claim 21

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein five or more unit 2-dimensional radiation image detectors each including said two elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other are joined in a plane with sides of the elements boards joined together to form said 2-dimensional radiation image detector having a total area equal to five times or more of the area of each of said unit 2-dimensional radiation image detectors such that the rectangular elements boards of at least one of said unit 2-dimensional radiation image detectors are joined at three of four sides thereof with the other three of said 2-dimensional radiation image detectors.

Claim 22

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein electrodes for electric connection to the outside of said elements boards are arranged on each of said elements boards along a side at an end of the elements board, and wirings for switching transmission, wirings for signal and wirings for voltage supply are connected to said electrodes at a portion along one side of the elements board, and five or more unit 2-dimensional radiation image detectors each including said two elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other are joined such that the one of the four sides of each of the rectangular elements boards of each of said unit 2-dimensional radiation image detectors along which the electrodes for electric connection are arranged is not joined to any other of said unit 2-dimensional radiation image detectors.

Claim 23

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein five or more unit 2-dimensional radiation image detectors each including said two elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other are joined in a plane with sides of the elements boards joined together to form said 2-dimensional radiation image detector having a total area equal to five times or more of the area of each of said unit 2-dimensional radiation image detectors such that the one of the four sides of each of the rectangular elements boards of each of said unit 2-dimensional radiation image detectors along which the electrodes for electric connection are arranged is not joined to any other of said unit 2-dimensional radiation image detectors.

Claim 24

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the belt has a width equal to the width of one of said photo-sensitive elements in the direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 25

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the belt has a width equal to the width of one of said photo-sensitive elements in the direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements; and wherein each of said conversion elements includes a phosphor board having grooves formed thereon which are filled up with a phosphor.

Claim 26

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the belt has a width equal to the width of one of said photo-sensitive elements in the direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements; and wherein each of said conversion elements includes a phosphor board having grooves formed thereon with a metal film of a high light reflection factor formed on the inner side of each of said grooves.

Claim 27

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the belt has a width equal to the width of one of said photo-sensitive elements in the direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements; and wherein each of said conversion elements includes a phosphor board having grooves formed thereon while a light intercepting film is formed on faces of said phosphor board other than said grooves.

Claim 28

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the belt has a width equal to the width of a plurality of ones of said photo-sensitive elements in the direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements; and wherein the belt has partitions formed therein at intervals substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the belt.

Claim 29

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the belt has a width equal to the width of a plurality of ones of said photo-sensitive elements in the direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements; wherein the belt has partitions formed therein at intervals substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the belt; and wherein each of said conversion elements has a phosphor filled in recesses formed by partitioning the belt.

Claim 30

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the belt has a width equal to the width of a plurality of ones of said photo-sensitive elements in the direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements; wherein the belt has partitions formed therein at intervals substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the belt, the area of each of regions surrounded by the partitions of the belt being substantially equal to the area of each of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 31

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a first one of said elements boards has a thickness smaller than the thickness of a second one of said elements boards.

Claim 32

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said elements boards are made of glass or quartz.

Claim 33

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a first one of said elements boards has a two layer structure including first and second layers, and said photo-sensitive elements, a plurality of switching elements for reading out the signals accumulated in said photo-sensitive elements, wirings for signal, wirings for switching parallel control and wirings for voltage supply are formed on said first layer while said second layer is adhered to a rear face of said first layer.

Claim 34

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a first one of said elements boards has a two layer structure including first and second layers, and said photo-sensitive elements, a plurality of switching elements for reading out the signals accumulated in said photo-sensitive elements, wirings for signal, wirings for switching parallel control and wirings for voltage supply are formed on said first layer while said second layer is adhered to a rear face of said first layer, said first layer being made of glass or quartz.

Claim 35

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a first one of said elements boards has a two layer structure including first and second layers, and said photo-sensitive elements, a plurality of switching elements for reading out the signals accumulated in said photo-sensitive elements, wirings for signal, wirings for switching parallel control and wirings for voltage supply are formed on said first layer while said second layer is adhered to a rear face of said first layer, said first layer being made of a material whose average atomic number is lower than the average atomic number of elements of a material from which said second layer is formed.

Claim 36

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a first one of said elements boards has a two layer structure including first and second layers, and said photo-sensitive elements, a plurality of switching elements for reading out the signals accumulated in said photo-sensitive elements, wirings for signal, wirings for switching parallel control and wirings for voltage supply are formed on said first layer while said second layer is adhered to a rear face of said first layer, said second layer having grooves whose positions coincide with the positions of said conversion elements on a second one of said elements boards.

Claim 37

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a plurality of conversion elements for converting radiation into visible light; a plurality of photo-sensitive elements for detecting the visible light and accumulating signals; and an elements board on which said conversion elements and said photo-sensitive elements are formed; wherein said plurality of photo-sensitive elements are arranged two-dimensionally on said elements board such that the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements in one direction is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements while the distance between the centers of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction perpendicular to the one direction is substantially equal to twice the width of said photo-sensitive elements; and wherein each of said conversion elements is in the form of a belt having a width equal to the width of at least one of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 38

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a plurality of conversion elements for converting radiation into visible light; a plurality of photo-sensitive elements for detecting the visible light and accumulating signals; and an elements board on which said conversion elements and said photo-sensitive elements are formed; wherein said plurality of photo-sensitive elements are arranged two-dimensionally on said elements board such that the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements in one direction is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements while the distance between the centers of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction perpendicular to the one direction is substantially equal to twice the width of said photo-sensitive elements; and wherein each of said conversion elements is in the form of a belt having a width equal to the width of at least one of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 39

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a plurality of conversion elements for converting radiation into visible light; a plurality of photo-sensitive elements for detecting the visible light and accumulating signals; and an elements board on which said conversion elements and said photo-sensitive elements are formed; wherein a phosphor film from which said conversion elements are formed has an area substantially one half the area of said elements board; and wherein each of said conversion elements is in the form of a belt having a width equal to the width of at least one of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 40

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a plurality of conversion elements for converting radiation into visible light; a plurality of photo-sensitive elements for detecting the visible light and accumulating signals; and an elements board on which said conversion elements and said photo-sensitive elements are formed; wherein a phosphor film from which said conversion elements are formed has an area substantially one half the area of said elements board; and wherein each of said conversion elements is in the form of a belt having a width equal to the width of at least one of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 41

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a plurality of conversion elements for converting radiation into visible light; a plurality of photo-sensitive elements for detecting the visible light and accumulating signals; a plurality of switching elements for reading out the signals accumulated in said plurality of photo-sensitive elements; and an elements board on which said conversion elements, said photo-sensitive elements and said switching elements are formed; wherein a plurality of sets of detection pixels each including one of said photo-sensitive elements and one of said switching elements are arranged two-dimensionally on said element board; wherein a region of a substantially one half area of each of said detection pixels on said elements board in a direction in which said photo-sensitive elements and said switching elements are arranged alternately is formed from a parallel wiring for switching control for controlling a corresponding one of said switching elements and a corresponding one of said photo-sensitive elements; and wherein each of said conversion elements is in the form of a belt having a width equal to the width of at least one of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 42

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a plurality of conversion elements for converting radiation into visible light; a plurality of photo-sensitive elements for detecting the visible light and accumulating signals; a plurality of switching elements for reading out the signals accumulated in said plurality of photo-sensitive elements; and an elements board on which said conversion elements, said photo-sensitive elements and said switching elements are formed; wherein a plurality of sets of detection pixels each including one of said photo-sensitive elements and one of said switching elements are arranged two-dimensionally on said element board; wherein a region of a substantially one half area of each of said detection pixels on said elements board in a direction in which said photo-sensitive elements and said switching elements are arranged alternately is formed from a parallel wiring for switching control for controlling a corresponding one of said switching elements and a corresponding one of said photo-sensitive elements; and wherein each of said conversion elements is in the form of a belt having a width equal to the width of at least one of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 43

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a plurality of conversion elements for converting radiation into visible light; a plurality of photo-sensitive elements for detecting the visible light and accumulating signals; and an elements board on which said conversion elements and said photo-sensitive elements are formed; wherein said 2-dimensional radiation image detector includes N elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other, N being an integer equal to or greater than 2, such that when radiation is directed upon said N elements boards, that portion of the radiation which has passed through an nth one of said elements boards other than said photo-sensitive elements is detected by said photo-sensitive elements on an (n+1)th one of said elements boards, n being an integer satisfying 1≦n<N; and wherein each of said conversion elements is in the form of a belt having a width equal to the width of at least one of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 44

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a plurality of conversion elements for converting radiation into visible light; a plurality of photo-sensitive elements for detecting the visible light and accumulating signals; and an elements board on which said conversion elements and said photo-sensitive elements are formed; wherein said 2-dimensional radiation image detector includes N elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other, N being an integer equal to or greater than 2, such that when radiation is directed upon said N elements boards, that portion of the radiation which has passed through an nth one of said elements boards other than said photo-sensitive elements is detected by said photo-sensitive elements on an (n+1)th one of said elements boards, n being an integer satisfying 1≦n<N; and wherein each of said conversion elements is in the form of a belt having a width equal to the width of at least one of said photo-sensitive elements in a direction in which the distance between centers of said photo-sensitive elements is substantially equal to the width of said photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 45

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a first elements board and a second elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other, each of the elements boards including a plurality of conversion elements which convert radiation into visible light, and a plurality of photo-sensitive elements which detect the visible light and accumulate signals, the plurality of photo-sensitive elements being arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; wherein the distance between centers of adjacent ones of the photo-sensitive elements in the first direction is substantially equal to a width of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction, and the distance between centers of adjacent ones of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction is substantially equal to twice the width of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction; wherein each of the conversion elements is in the form of a belt in the first direction, the belt having a width equal to the width of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction; and wherein radiation passing through a portion other than locations of the photo-sensitive elements on the first elements board is converted by the conversion elements and detected by the photo-sensitive elements on the second elements board.

Claim 46

A 2-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a first elements board and a second elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other, each of the elements boards including a plurality of conversion elements which convert radiation into visible light, and a plurality of photo-sensitive elements which detect the visible light and accumulate signals, the plurality of photo-sensitive elements being arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; wherein the distance between centers of adjacent ones of the photo-sensitive elements in the first direction is substantially equal to a width of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction, and the distance between centers of adjacent ones of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction is substantially equal to twice the width of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction; wherein each of the conversion elements is in the form of a belt in the first direction, the belt having a width equal to the width of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction; and wherein radiation passing through a portion other than locations of the photo-sensitive elements on the first elements board is converted by the conversion elements and detected by the photo-sensitive elements on the second elements board.

Claim 47

A two-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a first elements board and a second elements board arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other, each of the elements boards including a plurality of conversion elements which convert radiation into visible light, and a plurality of photo-sensitive elements which detect the visible light and accumulate signals, the plurality of photo-sensitive elements being arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; wherein an area occupied by the conversion elements is approximately one-half of each of the elements boards; wherein each of the conversion elements is in the form of a belt in the first direction, the belt having a width equal to the width of the photo-sensitive elements ln the second direction; and wherein radiation passing through a portion other than locations of the photo-sensitive elements on the first elements board is converted by the conversion elements and detected by the photo-sensitive elements on the second elements board.

Claim 48

A two-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a first elements board and a second elements board arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other, each of the elements boards including a plurality of conversion elements which convert radiation into visible light, and a plurality of photo-sensitive elements which detect the visible light and accumulate signals, the plurality of photo-sensitive elements being arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; wherein an area occupied by the conversion elements is approximately one-half of each of the elements boards; wherein each of the conversion elements is in the form of a belt in the first direction, the belt having a width equal to the width of the photo-sensitive elements ln the second direction; and wherein radiation passing through a portion other than locations of the photo-sensitive elements on the first elements board is converted by the conversion elements and detected by the photo-sensitive elements on the second elements board.

Claim 49

A two-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a first elements board and a second elements board arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other, each of the elements boards including a plurality of conversion elements which convert radiation into visible light, a plurality of photo-sensitive elements which detect the visible light and accumulate signals, a plurality of switching elements which read out the signals accumulated in the plurality of photo-sensitive elements, and a plurality of detection pixels each including one of the photo-sensitive elements and one of the switching elements, the detection pixels being arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on each of the elements boards; wherein one of the photo-sensitive elements is formed in a region of a substantially one-half area of each of the detection pixels on each of the elements boards in the second direction in which the photo-sensitive elements and the switching elements are arranged alternately; wherein each of the conversion elements is in the form of a belt in the first direction, the belt having a width equal to the width of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction; and wherein radiation passing through a portion other than locations of the photo-sensitive elements on the first elements board is converted by the conversion elements and detected by the photo-sensitive elements on the second elements board.

Claim 50

A two-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a first elements board and a second elements board arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other, each of the elements boards including a plurality of conversion elements which convert radiation into visible light, a plurality of photo-sensitive elements which detect the visible light and accumulate signals, a plurality of switching elements which read out the signals accumulated in the plurality of photo-sensitive elements, and a plurality of detection pixels each including one of the photo-sensitive elements and one of the switching elements, the detection pixels being arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on each of the elements boards; wherein one of the photo-sensitive elements is formed in a region of a substantially one-half area of each of the detection pixels on each of the elements boards in the second direction in which the photo-sensitive elements and the switching elements are arranged alternately; wherein each of the conversion elements is in the form of a belt in the first direction, the belt having a width equal to the width of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction; and wherein radiation passing through a portion other than locations of the photo-sensitive elements on the first elements board is converted by the conversion elements and detected by the photo-sensitive elements on the second elements board.

Claim 51

A two-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a first elements board and a second elements board arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other, each of the elements boards including a plurality of conversion elements which convert radiation into visible light, and a plurality of photo-sensitive elements which detect the visible light and accumulate signals, the plurality of photo-sensitive elements being arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; wherein each of the conversion elements is in the form of a belt in the first direction, the belt having a width equal to the width of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction; and wherein radiation passing through a portion other than locations of the photo-sensitive elements on the first elements board is converted by the conversion elements and detected by the photo-sensitive elements on the second elements board.

Claim 52

A two-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a first elements board and a second elements board arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other, each of the elements boards including a plurality of conversion elements which convert radiation into visible light, and a plurality of photo-sensitive elements which detect the visible light and accumulate signals, the plurality of photo-sensitive elements being arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; wherein each of the conversion elements is in the form of a belt in the first direction, the belt having a width equal to the width of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction; and wherein radiation passing through a portion other than locations of the photo-sensitive elements on the first elements board is converted by the conversion elements and detected by the photo-sensitive elements on the second elements board.

Claim 53

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, wherein two images obtained from the first elements board and the second elements board are joined together to form a single image which includes a number of pixels equal to twice a number of pixels of each of the two images.

Claim 54

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, wherein the first elements board and the second elements board are arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other such that the first elements board and the second elements board are displaced from each other in the second direction by a distance corresponding to the width of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction.

Claim 55

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, wherein the photo-sensitive elements are photo-sensitive diodes made of amorphous silicon or poly-silicon.

Claim 56

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising a plurality of switching elements which read out the signals accumulated in the photo-sensitive elements; wherein the plurality of switching elements are transistors made of amorphous silicon or poly-silicon.

Claim 57

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising: a plurality of switching elements which read out the signals accumulated in the plurality of photo-sensitive elements; and parallel wirings for switching for controlling driving of the plurality of switching elements in parallel; wherein parallel wirings are arranged on each of the elements boards and are wired in the second direction.

Claim 58

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising: a plurality of switching elements which read out the signals accumulated in the plurality of photo-sensitive elements; and parallel wirings for switching for controlling driving of the plurality of switching elements in parallel; wherein the parallel wirings are arranged on each of the elements boards and are wired in the second direction; and wherein the signals accumulated in the photo-sensitive elements are read out at a time in the second direction.

Claim 59

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising: a plurality of switching elements which read out the signals accumulated in the plurality of photo-sensitive elements; parallel wirings for switching for controlling driving of the plurality of switching elements in parallel; and wirings for switching transmission each of which connects each of the parallel wirings and a single end portion of each of the elements boards; wherein the parallel wirings are arranged on each of the elements boards and are wired in the second direction; and wherein the wirings for switching transmission and the parallel wirings extend perpendicularly to each other.

Claim 60

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising: a plurality of switching elements which read out the signals accumulated in the plurality of photo-sensitive elements; and wirings for signals for reading out the signals via the switching elements; wherein the wirings for signals are wired in the first direction on each of the elements boards.

Claim 61

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising: a plurality of switching elements which read out the signals accumulated in the plurality of photo-sensitive elements; parallel wirings for switching for controlling driving of the plurality of switching elements in parallel; wirings for signals for reading out the signals via the switching elements; and wirings for switching transmission each of which connects each of the parallel wirings and a single end portion of each of the elements boards; wherein the parallel wirings are arranged on each of the elements boards and are wired in the first direction; wherein the wirings for switching transmission and the parallel wirings extend perpendicularly to each other; and wherein the wirings for switching transmission and the wirings for signals are wired in parallel to each other in the first direction on each of the elements boards.

Claim 62

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising wirings for voltage supply each of which applies a voltage to each of the photo-sensitive elements on each of the elements boards and is wired in the first direction.

Claim 63

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising: a plurality of switching elements which read out the signals accumulated ln the plurality of photo-sensitive elements; parallel wirings for switching for controlling driving of the plurality of switching elements in parallel; wirings for signals for reading out the signals via the switching elements; wirings for switching transmission each of which connects each of the parallel wirings and a single end portion of each of the elements boards; wirings for voltage supply each which applies a voltage to each of the photo-sensitive elements on each of the elements boards and is wired in the first direction; and electrodes for electrical connection to the outside of each of the elements boards; wherein the parallel wirings are arranged on each of the elements boards and are wired in the first direction; wherein the wirings for switching transmission and the parallel wirings extend perpendicularly to each other; wherein the wirings for switching transmission and the wirings for signals are wired in parallel to each other on each of the elements boards; and wherein the electrodes are arranged on each of elements boards, and the wirings for switching transmission, the wirings for signals, and the wirings for voltage supply are connected to the electrodes at portions along the single end portion of each of the elements boards.

Claim 64

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising a support having grooves; wherein the conversion elements are phosphor filled in the grooves.

Claim 65

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising a support having grooves; wherein the conversion elements are phosphor filled in the grooves; and wherein metal films having a high light reflection factor are formed on an inner side of each of the grooves.

Claim 66

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising a support having grooves; wherein the conversion elements are phosphor filled in the grooves; and wherein light intercepting films are formed on faces of the support other than the grooves.

Claim 67

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising a support having rectangular partitioned sections; wherein the conversion elements are phosphor filled in the rectangular partitioned sections; and wherein each of the rectangular partitioned sections is arranged at a position corresponding to a respective one of the photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 68

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising a support having rectangular partitioned sections; wherein the conversion elements are phosphor filled in the rectangular partitioned sections; wherein each of the rectangular partitioned sections is arranged at a position corresponding to a respective of the photo-sensitive elements; and wherein an area of each of the rectangular partitioned sections is substantially equal to an area of each of the photo-sensitive elements.

Claim 69

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, wherein a thickness of the first elements board is smaller than a thickness of the second elements board.

Claim 70

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, wherein each of the elements boards is made of glass or quartz.

Claim 71

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising a support board which maintains a strength of the first elements board.

Claim 72

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising a support board which maintains a strength of the first elements board; wherein the first elements board is made of glass or quartz.

Claim 73

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising a support board which maintains a strength of the first elements board; wherein an average atomic number of a material of which the support board is made is lower than an average atomic number of a material of which the first elements board is made.

Claim 74

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising a support board which maintains a strength of the first elements board and has grooves; wherein positions of the grooves of the support board coincide with positions of the conversion elements on the second elements board.

Claim 75

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, further comprising a support having grooves; wherein the conversion elements are phosphor filled in the grooves; and wherein a width of each of the grooves is substantially equal to the width of the belt in the second direction.

Claim 76

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, wherein the signals accumulated in the photo-sensitive elements on the first elements board and the second elements board are read out in parallel at a time.

Claim 77

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 40, wherein a first image obtained from the first elements board and a second image obtained from the second elements board are joined after signal levels of the first image and the second image are adjusted.

Claim 78

A two-dimensional radiation image detector comprising at least five unit two-dimensional radiation image detectors, each of the unit two-dimensional radiation image detectors including: a first rectangular elements board and a second rectangular elements board arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other, each of the rectangular elements boards including a plurality of conversion elements which convert radiation into visible light, a plurality of photo-sensitive elements which detect the visible light and accumulate signals, the plurality of photo-sensitive elements being arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a plurality of switching elements which read out the signals accumulated in the plurality of photo-sensitive elements; parallel wirings for switching for controlling driving of the plurality of switching elements in parallel; wirings for signals for reading out the signals via the switching elements; wirings for switching transmission each of which connects each of the parallel wirings and a single end portion of each of the rectangular elements boards; wirings for voltage supply each of which applies a voltage to each of the photo-sensitive elements on each of the rectangular elements boards and is wired in the first direction; and electrodes for electrical connection to the outside of each of the rectangular elements boards; wherein each of the conversion elements is in the form of a belt in the first direction, the belt having a width equal to the width of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction; wherein radiation passing through a portion other than locations of the photo-sensitive elements on the first rectangular elements board is converted by the conversion elements and detected by the photo-sensitive elements on the second rectangular elements board; wherein the parallel wirings are arranged on each of the rectangular elements boards and are wired in the first direction; wherein the wirings for switching transmission and the parallel wirings extend perpendicularly to each other; wherein the wirings for switching transmission and the wirings for signals are wired in parallel to each other on each of the rectangular elements boards; wherein the electrodes are arranged on each of rectangular elements boards, and the wirings for switching transmission, the wirings for signals, and the wirings for voltage supply are connected to the electrodes at portions along the single end portion of each of the rectangular elements boards; and wherein at least five of the unit two-dimensional radiation image detectors are joined in a plane with sides other than the single end portion of each of the rectangular elements boards to form the two-dimensional radiation image detector having a total area equal to at least five times the area of each of the unit two-dimensional radiation image detectors.

Claim 79

A two-dimensional radiation image detector comprising at least five unit two-dimensional radiation image detectors, each of the unit two-dimensional radiation image detectors including: a first rectangular elements board and a second rectangular elements board arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other, each of the rectangular elements boards including a plurality of conversion elements which convert radiation into visible light, a plurality of photo-sensitive elements which detect the visible light and accumulate signals, the plurality of photo-sensitive elements being arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a plurality of switching elements which read out the signals accumulated in the plurality of photo-sensitive elements; parallel wirings for switching for controlling driving of the plurality of switching elements in parallel; wirings for signals for reading out the signals via the switching elements; wirings for switching transmission each of which connects each of the parallel wirings and a single end portion of each of the rectangular elements boards; wirings for voltage supply each of which applies a voltage to each of the photo-sensitive elements on each of the rectangular elements boards and is wired in the first direction; and electrodes for electrical connection to the outside of each of the rectangular elements boards; wherein each of the conversion elements is in the form of a belt in the first direction, the belt having a width equal to the width of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction; wherein radiation passing through a portion other than locations of the photo-sensitive elements on the first rectangular elements board is converted by the conversion elements and detected by the photo-sensitive elements on the second rectangular elements board; wherein the parallel wirings are arranged on each of the rectangular elements boards and are wired in the first direction; wherein the wirings for switching transmission and the parallel wirings extend perpendicularly to each other; wherein the wirings for switching transmission and the wirings for signals are wired in parallel to each other on each of the rectangular elements boards; wherein the electrodes are arranged on each of rectangular elements boards, and the wirings for switching transmission, the wirings for signals, and the wirings for voltage supply are connected to the electrodes at portions along the single end portion of each of the rectangular elements boards; and wherein at least five of the unit two-dimensional radiation image detectors are joined in a plane with sides other than the single end portion of each of the rectangular elements boards to form the two-dimensional radiation image detector having a total area equal to at least five times the area of each of the unit two-dimensional radiation image detectors.

Claim 80

A two-dimensional radiation image detector according to claim 66, wherein the rectangular elements boards of at least one of the unit two-dimensional radiation image detectors are joined at three sides of four sides thereof with three other ones of the unit two-dimensional radiation image detectors.

Claim 81

A two-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: N elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other, each of the elements boards including a plurality of conversion elements which convert radiation into visible light, a plurality of photo-sensitive elements which detect the visible light and accumulate signals, a plurality of switching elements which read out the signals accumulated in the plurality of photo-sensitive elements, and a plurality of detection pixels each including one of the photo-sensitive elements and one of the switching elements, the detection pixels being arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on each of the elements boards; wherein a width of each of the detection pixels in the second direction is equal to N times a width of each of the detection pixels in the first direction; wherein an area of each of the photo-sensitive elements is equal to one-Nth the area of each of the detection pixels; wherein each of the conversion elements is in the form of a belt in the first direction, the belt having a width equal to the width of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction; wherein the elements boards are arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other such that the elements boards are displaced from each other by a distance equal to one-Nth the length of the detection pixels in the second direction; wherein radiation passing through a first to an (N-1)th elements boards is converted by the conversion elements and detected by the photo-sensitive elements on an Nth elements board, N being an integer satisfying 2≦N; and wherein N images obtained from the N elements boards are joined together to form a single image.

Claim 82

A two-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: N elements boards arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other, each of the elements boards including a plurality of conversion elements which convert radiation into visible light, a plurality of photo-sensitive elements which detect the visible light and accumulate signals, a plurality of switching elements which read out the signals accumulated in the plurality of photo-sensitive elements, and a plurality of detection pixels each including one of the photo-sensitive elements and one of the switching elements, the detection pixels being arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on each of the elements boards; wherein a width of each of the detection pixels in the second direction is equal to N times a width of each of the detection pixels in the first direction; wherein an area of each of the photo-sensitive elements is equal to one-Nth the area of each of the detection pixels; wherein each of the conversion elements is in the form of a belt in the first direction, the belt having a width equal to the width of the photo-sensitive elements in the second direction; wherein the elements boards are arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other such that the elements boards are displaced from each other by a distance equal to one-Nth the length of the detection pixels in the second direction; wherein radiation passing through a first to an (N-1)th elements boards is converted by the conversion elements and detected by the photo-sensitive elements on an Nth elements board, N being an integer satisfying 2≦N; and wherein N images obtained from the N elements boards are joined together to form a single image.

Claim 83

A two-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a first elements board and a second elements board arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other; and a single phosphor film disposed between the first elements board and the second elements board and converting radiation into visible light; wherein each of the elements boards includes a plurality of photo-sensitive elements which detect the visible light and accumulate signals, the plurality of photo-sensitive elements being arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; wherein the single phosphor film is disposed such that the photo-sensitive elements on the first elements board and the second elements board are opposed to opposite faces of the single phosphor film; and wherein radiation passing through a portion other than locations of the photo-sensitive elements on the first elements board is converted by the conversion elements and detected by the photo-sensitive elements on the second elements board.

Claim 84

A two-dimensional radiation image detector comprising: a first elements board and a second elements board arranged in an overlapping relationship with each other; and a single phosphor film disposed between the first elements board and the second elements board and converting radiation into visible light; wherein each of the elements boards includes a plurality of photo-sensitive elements which detect the visible light and accumulate signals, the plurality of photo-sensitive elements being arranged in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; wherein the single phosphor film is disposed such that the photo-sensitive elements on the first elements board and the second elements board are opposed to opposite faces of the single phosphor film; and wherein radiation passing through a portion other than locations of the photo-sensitive elements on the first elements board is converted by the conversion elements and detected by the photo-sensitive elements on the second elements board.