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Radiation imaging apparatus, system and method as well as program

US7541591B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 28, 2006
Grant dateJun 2, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/30
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An object hereof is to restrain occurrence of artifact in an acquired radiation image with comparatively simple configuration without providing wiring between a radiation source and a radiation imaging apparatus to thereby obtain a radiation image with extremely good quality. Therefore, a controller selectively carries out real read operation of reading an electric signal obtained by activating a drive circuit from a signal processing circuit unit in case of detecting X-ray irradiation with an X-ray detecting circuit and dummy read operation of reading an electric signal obtained by activating a drive circuit from a signal processing circuit unit in case of detecting X-ray non-irradiation with an X-ray detecting circuit; discontinues the dummy read operation at the time of detecting the start of X-ray irradiation with the X-ray detecting unit in dummy read operation; and starts real read operation at the time of detecting the finish of X-ray irradiation with the X-ray detecting unit.

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