Hybrid imaging detector configuration for computed tomography

The invention relates to a hybrid imaging detector configuration for computed tomography. Systems and methods are provided for performing computed tomography (CT) scans using different detector materials within a single CT system. In one embodiment, a CT system (100) includes a hybrid detector assembly (430) coupled to a rotatable portion of a gantry (702) of the CT system (100), the hybrid detector assembly (430) including a plurality of detector arrays (432) separated in a direction parallel to an axis of motion of an inspection table (114) of the CT system (100), each detector array (432) of the plurality of detector arrays includes a different detector material. The hybrid detector assembly (430) may be mounted on a translation mechanism configured to allow a position of the hybrid detector assembly (430) to change between a first acquisition of projection data and a second acquisition of projection data within a rotatable portion of the gantry (702), and centering the x-ray tube (104) on a detector array