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Data acquisition

US8525122B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 18, 2010
Grant dateSep 3, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B6/405
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An imaging detector includes processing electronics (208) with a thermal coefficient about equal to a negative of a summation of thermal coefficients of a photosensor array (204) and a scintillator array (202) of the detector. In another instance, the imaging detector includes an A/D converter (302) that alternately converts first charge corresponding to impinging radiation into a first signal and second charge corresponding to decaying charge into a second signal and a logic unit (308) that corrects the first signal based on the second signal. In another instance, the imaging detector includes an A/D converter (302), an integrator offset voltage signal determiner (318), and a logic unit (308), wherein the determiner (318) induces an electrical current via an offset voltage, the A/D converter (302) measures the current, and the logic unit (308) calculates a resistance of the photosensor array (204) based on the reference voltage and the measured current.

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