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Radiation imaging apparatus and control method thereof

US9885790B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 20, 2016
Grant dateFeb 6, 2018
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/30
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A radiation imaging apparatus that includes a plurality of sensors and a control unit, wherein the control unit performs a first control of monitoring, after a radiation irradiation is started, a signal of a first sensor and accumulating the monitored signal of the first sensor, a second control of outputting, in response to a calculated value obtained by the accumulation and reaching a target value, a control signal to end the radiation irradiation, and a third control of reading out, after the radiation irradiation is ended, the signals of the respective plurality of sensors, and the control unit changes a monitoring cycle of the first control based on the target value and an elapsed time since the radiation irradiation has been started.

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