A computed tomography (CT) system comprises an X-ray radiation source to project
a plurality of X-ray beams through an object and a detector array comprising a
plurality of detector assemblies. Each of the detector assembly further comprises
a detector subassembly adapted to detect the X-ray beams and further adapted to
convert the X-ray beams to a plurality of electrical signals and at least one integrated
circuit array, for example, data acquisition chip array to acquire data corresponding
to the electrical signals. The integrated circuit array, for example, data acquisition
chip array further comprises a plurality of integrated circuits, such as, data
acquisition chips mounted on at least one printed circuit board and a thermal management
system adapted for thermal communication between the data acquisition chip array
and a heat sink assembly to control thermal environment of each detector assembly.
The heat sink further comprises a spreader plate extending over 2 or more data
acquisition chips to reduce the temperature difference within the data acquisition chips.