Enhanced digital detector and system and method incorporating same

US6535576B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC · US

Inventors

• Habib Vafi · Brookfield, US
• Scott William Petrick · Sussex, US
• Douglas I. Perry · Ottawa, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 29, 2000
• Grant date: Mar 18, 2003
• Expiry date: May 31, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01T1/20184
• WIPO field: Environmental technology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A technique is provided for increasing the pixel pitch without increasing the interconnect density of a digital detector. Generally, a digital detector has an array of rows and columns of pixels, read out electronics and scan electronics, that are configured to generate and transmit signals based upon radiation impacting the detector. The detector also having a plurality of scan lines, which are coupled to the plurality of rows of pixels. The present technique also provides a multiplexing circuit for selectively coupling the rows of pixels to the respective scan lines for read out of the signals.