A image acquiring device includes a camera configured to scan radiation passing through a target object in one direction and acquire an X-ray image, a scintillator configured to convert the X-rays into light, and a control device configured to input the X-ray image to a trained model constructed through machine learning in advance and execute a noise removal process. The camera includes a scan camera in which pixel lines each having M pixels arranged in one direction are configured to be arranged in N columns in a direction orthogonal to one direction and which is configured to output a detection signal for each of the pixels, and a readout circuit configured to output the X-ray image by adding the detection signals output from at least two pixels for each of the pixel lines of N columns in the scan camera and sequentially outputting the added N detection signals.

A control device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire X-ray transmission images of a jig and a target object using an image acquisition device that radiates X-rays to the target object and captures an image of the X-rays passing through the target object to acquire an X-ray transmission image, a specification unit configured to specify image characteristics of the X-ray transmission image of the jig, a selection unit configured to select a trained model on the basis of the image characteristics from a plurality of trained models constructed through machine training in advance using image data, and a processing unit configured to execute image processing for removing noise from the X-ray transmission image of the target object using the selected trained model.

A control device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire X-ray transmission images of a jig and a target object using an image acquisition device that radiates X-rays to the target object and captures an image of the X-rays passing through the target object to acquire an X-ray transmission image, a specification unit configured to specify image characteristics of the X-ray transmission image of the jig, a selection unit configured to select a trained model on the basis of the image characteristics from a plurality of trained models constructed through machine training in advance using image data, and a processing unit configured to execute image processing for removing noise from the X-ray transmission image of the target object using the selected trained model.

A silicon photomultiplier includes a plurality of microcells providing a pulse output in response to an incident radiation, each microcell including circuitry configured to enable and disable the pulse output. Each microcell includes a cell disable switch. The control logic circuit controls the cell disable switch and a self-test circuit. A microcell's pulse output is disabled when the cell disable switch is in a first state. A method for self-test calibration of microcells includes providing a test enable signal to the microcells, integrating dark current for a predetermined time period, comparing the integrated dark current to a predetermined threshold level, and providing a signal if above the predetermined threshold level.

A silicon photomultiplier includes a plurality of microcells providing a pulse output in response to an incident radiation, each microcell including circuitry configured to enable and disable the pulse output. Each microcell includes a cell disable switch. The control logic circuit controls the cell disable switch and a self-test circuit. A microcell's pulse output is disabled when the cell disable switch is in a first state. A method for self-test calibration of microcells includes providing a test enable signal to the microcells, integrating dark current for a predetermined time period, comparing the integrated dark current to a predetermined threshold level, and providing a signal if above the predetermined threshold level.

A PET apparatus and a timing correction method of this invention select two target gamma-ray detectors which count coincidences, select a reference detector which is one detector out of the two selected gamma-ray detectors, select a gamma-ray detector different from the other, opposite detector, and when repeating the selection, make a time lag histogram concerning two gamma-ray detectors selected in the past a reference, and correct a time lag histogram concerning gamma-ray detectors selected this time based on the reference. By repeating an operation to make the corrected time lag histogram concerning the two gamma-ray detectors a new reference, an optimal time lag histogram can be obtained without repeating many measurements and computations.

A PET apparatus and a timing correction method of this invention select two target gamma-ray detectors which count coincidences, select a reference detector which is one detector out of the two selected gamma-ray detectors, select a gamma-ray detector different from the other, opposite detector, and when repeating the selection, make a time lag histogram concerning two gamma-ray detectors selected in the past a reference, and correct a time lag histogram concerning gamma-ray detectors selected this time based on the reference. By repeating an operation to make the corrected time lag histogram concerning the two gamma-ray detectors a new reference, an optimal time lag histogram can be obtained without repeating many measurements and computations.

The present invention relates to a detector (22′) for detecting ionizing radiation, comprising: a directly converting semi-conductor layer (36) for producing charge carriers in response to incident ionizing radiation; and a plurality of electrodes (34) corresponding to pixels for registering the charge carriers and generate a signal corresponding to registered charge carriers; wherein an electrode of the plurality of electrodes (34) is structured to two-dimensionally intertwine with at least two adjacent electrodes to register the charge carriers by said electrode and by at least one adjacent electrode. The present invention further relates to a detection method and to an imaging apparatus.

The present invention relates to a detector (22′) for detecting ionizing radiation, comprising: a directly converting semi-conductor layer (36) for producing charge carriers in response to incident ionizing radiation; and a plurality of electrodes (34) corresponding to pixels for registering the charge carriers and generate a signal corresponding to registered charge carriers; wherein an electrode of the plurality of electrodes (34) is structured to two-dimensionally intertwine with at least two adjacent electrodes to register the charge carriers by said electrode and by at least one adjacent electrode. The present invention further relates to a detection method and to an imaging apparatus.

A method for digitalizing a scintillation pulse may include: S1, acquiring a pulse database outputted by a detector irradiated by rays of different energy; S2, sampling and 5 quantizing each of pulses in the pulse database obtained in S1 to acquire complete energy information comprised in the pulse; S3, undersampling and quantizing each of the pulses in the pulse database obtained in step S1, and estimating or fitting energy information by using pulse prior information; S4, with the energy information obtained in S2 as a standard, determining a mapping relationship between 10 the energy information obtained by a prior information-based undersampling pulse energy acquisition method and the energy information obtained by the method of S2; and S5 correcting the energy information obtained by the prior information-based undersampling pulse energy acquisition method by using the energy mapping relationship obtained in S4.