X-ray detector unit having at least one analysis unit and an adjustable voltage supply and method for operating an X-ray detector unit

US11617551B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

• Alfons Eismann · Pinzberg, DE
• Stefan Lechner · Pommersfelden, DE
• Thomas Hilderscheid · Altdorf, DE
• Stefan Hartmann · Eggolsheim, DE
• Peter Kaemmerer · Schnaittach, DE
• Waseem Haider · Erlangen, DE
• Michael Grafberger · Bamberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 16, 2021
• Grant date: Apr 4, 2023
• Expiry date: Dec 16, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01T1/247
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An X-ray detector unit is disclosed. In an embodiment, the X-ray detector unit includes: at least one analysis unit to process electrical signals delivered from a coupled converter unit and operatable by an operating voltage; an adjustable voltage supply, coupled to the at least one analysis unit, to provide an adjustable supply voltage; an identification unit, assigned to the at least one analysis unit, to provide identification information about the at least one analysis unit in a readable manner; and a communication unit, coupled to the adjustable voltage supply, to read the identification information provided from the identification unit, and based upon the identification information provided, to adjust the adjustable voltage supply to equate the provided supply voltage to the operating voltage of the at least one analysis unit.