COLLIMATOR MODULE MANUFACTURING METHOD, COLLIMATOR MODULE, RADIATION DETECTION DEVICE, AND RADIATION IMAGING DEVICE

A collimator module manufacturing method is provided. The method includes aligning a plurality of collimator plates arranged a predetermined distance apart in one direction, each of the collimator plates being substantially a rectangular solid, bonding a first bar-like member to upper edges of the collimator plates, the first bar-like member being radiolucent and extending from a first collimator plate at a first end to a second collimator plate at a second end in the direction of the collimator plate arrangement, and bonding a second bar-like member to the lower edges of the collimator plates, the second bar-like member being radiolucent and extending from the first collimator plate to the second collimator plate.