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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2017
Applicants:
Karim S. Karim, Waterloo, CA;
Ian A. Cunningham, London, CA;
Inventors:
Karim S. Karim, Waterloo, CA;
Ian A. Cunningham, London, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/24 (2006.01); H04N 5/32 (2006.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/32 (2013.01); G01T 1/24 (2013.01); H04N 5/357 (2013.01); H04N 5/37455 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure is directed at a method and apparatus for improving method and apparatus for improved modulation transfer function and detective quantum efficiency of X-ray detectors. The method and apparatus include digitizing microelement outputs obtained by micro sensor elements and the generating pixel outputs from these digitized microelement outputs. Each pixel output is the sum of a plurality of weighting factored microelement outputs.