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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hidehiko Saito, Saitama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A radiation imaging apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises: an imaging unit including a plurality of pixels configured to convert incident radiation into an electrical signal; a storage unit configured to store position information of a first pixel, among the pixels, which always outputs an abnormal pixel value; a correction unit configured to detect a second pixel, among the pixels, which is not stored in the storage unit and outputs an abnormal pixel value, and correct the pixel value of the second pixel; and an interpolation unit configured to, after image data output from the imaging unit is processed by the correction unit, generate a pixel value of the first pixel based on the position information and a pixel value of a pixel, among the pixels, which is arranged near the first pixel.