G01T1/20184

Structured detectors and detector systems for radiation imaging

Detector module designs for radiographic imaging include first and second layers of scintillator rods or pixel arrays oriented in first and second directions. The first and second directions are transversely oriented to define a light sharing region between the first and second layers. Encoding features may be disposed in, on or between the first and second layers, and configured to modulate propagation of optical signals therealong or therebetween.

ELECTRIC CIRCUITRY FOR BASELINE EXTRACTION IN A PHOTON COUNTING SYSTEM
20240036219 · 2024-02-01 · ·

An electric circuitry for baseline extraction in a photon counting system includes an input signal integrity detector to determine an integrity of an input signal for baseline extraction, a sampling circuit to sample the input signal during a sampling time, and to provide a sampled version of the input signal, a signal processing circuit to process the sampled version of the input signal, and a signal processing controller to control the signal processing circuit. The input signal integrity detector is configured to determine the integrity of the input signal for baseline extraction by evaluating the input signal or the sampled version of the input signal. The signal processing controller is configured to control the signal processing circuit so that the sampled version of the input signal is processed, when the integrity of the input signal for baseline extraction is determined by the input signal integrity detector at least during the sampling time.

HYBRID ACTIVE MATRIX FLAT PANEL DETECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD

A hybrid radiation imaging sensor includes a low x-ray attenuating substrate, a photoconductor disposed over the substrate, and a scintillator disposed over the photoconductor. By combining direct x-ray conversion to electron-hole pairs in the photo-conductor with indirect conversion of x-rays downstream of the photoconductor within the scintillator, improved x-ray imaging can be attained through an electronic readout located upstream of both the photoconductor and the scintillator without the need for excessive x-ray dosing.

RADIATION DETECTOR

[Object] To achieve a radiation detector capable of suppressing variation in the amount of radiation detected.

[Solution] A first gate electrode (52) is connected to a light receiving device, and a second gate electrode (53) is configured to have the same potential as that of the first gate electrode (52).

Radiation counting device and method of controlling radiation counting device

A radiation counting device is provided that includes a scintillator, a pixel circuit, and an analog-to-digital conversion circuit. In the radiation counting device, the scintillator generates a photon when radiation is incident. In the radiation counting device, the pixel circuit converts the photon into charge, stores the charge over a predetermined period, and generates an analog voltage in accordance with the amount of stored charge. In the radiation counting device, the analog-to-digital conversion circuit converts the analog voltage into a digital signal in a predetermined quantization unit less than the analog voltage generated from the one photon.

Structured detectors and detector systems for radiation imaging

Detector module designs for radiographic imaging include first and second layers of scintillator rods or pixel arrays oriented in first and second directions. The first and second directions are transversely oriented to define a light sharing region between the first and second layers. Encoding features may be disposed in, on or between the first and second layers, and configured to modulate propagation of optical signals therealong or therebetween.

Multiaxis sensing system for detection of airborne molecules and radionuclides

Various technologies presented herein relate to a method and equipment for detecting both airborne radioisotope and molecular effluent gases. Multi-Axis Sensing can be conducted by utilizing a pressurized MOF sorbent, such as a scintillating Metal-Organic Frameworks (S-MOFs). These MOFs are crystalline nanoporous materials that have synthetic versatility that allow adjustment of pore size, chemical environment, and luminescence properties. A method for detecting an analyte in a fluid sample is provided that comprises: loading a sorbent with a sample fluid, wherein the sorbent comprises a MOF material; pressurizing the sample fluid to increase the fluid in the sorbent thereby making a pressurized sorbent; and detecting ionizing radiation or a chemical property of the analyte in the pressurized sorbent.

Imagers in radiation therapy environment

An imager includes: an array of imager elements configured to generate image signals based on radiation received by the imager; and circuit configured to perform readout of image signals, wherein the circuit is configured to be radiation hard. An imager includes: an array of imager elements configured to generate image signals based on the radiation received by the imager; and readout and control circuit coupled to the array of imager elements, wherein the readout and control circuit is configured to perform signal readout in synchronization with an operation of a treatment beam source.

Active pixel sensor and flat panel detector

The present disclosure provides an active pixel sensor and a flat panel detector. The active pixel sensor includes: a light sensing device configured to convert light sensed by the light sensing device into charges and supply the charges to a floating diffusion node; an amplification sub-circuit configured to amplify a signal according to a potential at the floating diffusion node and output the amplified signal through the output terminal; an adjustment sub-circuit configured to adjust, in response to a first control signal, a conversion gain from an amount of the light sensed by the light sensing device to the potential at the floating diffusion node; and a read sub-circuit configured to transmit a voltage of the input terminal of the read sub-circuit to the output terminal of the read sub-circuit according to a scan signal provided by the scan line.

RADIOGRAPHIC DETECTOR READOUT
20240085576 · 2024-03-14 ·

A flexible digital radiographic detector assembly includes a flexible sleeve enclosing a photosensor array supported by a flexible substrate. Integrated circuit readout electronics are coupled to the photosensor array. The digital radiographic detector assembly communicates with a local computer system or with a cloud server to transmit image data captured in the photosensor array, to display the image data on a screen, and to analyze defects that may be present in the image.