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Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 18, 2019
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Arie Shahar, Tirat Carmel, IL;

Roi Harpaz, Holon, IL;

Elhanan Blaut, Netanya, IL;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/24 (2006.01); G01T 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/247 (2013.01); G01T 7/005 (2013.01);
Abstract

A radiation detector assembly is provided that includes a semiconductor detector, plural pixelated anodes, and at least one processor. The semiconductor detector has a surface. The plural pixelated anodes are configured to generate a primary signal responsive to reception of a photon by the pixelated anode and to generate at least one secondary signal responsive to an induced charge caused by reception of a photon by at least one surrounding anode. The at least one processor is configured to: acquire a primary signal from one of the anodes responsive to reception of a photon; acquire at least one secondary signal from at least one neighboring pixel of the one of the anodes, the at least one secondary signal defining a negative value; and determine an energy correction factor for the reception of the photon using the negative value of the at least one secondary signal.


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