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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kosuke Terui, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Iwashita, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Tsukuda, Kawasaki, JP;
Sota Torii, Kawasaki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A radiation imaging apparatus, comprising a sensor array in which a plurality of sensor units are arranged and a driving unit for driving the sensor array, wherein each sensor unit includes u detection element for detecting radiation and a sampling unit configured to be able to sample a signal from the detection element, the sampling unit is connected to a signal line configured to propagate a signal from the detection element, the driving unit uses the sampling unit to perform a first sampling driving operation and a second sampling driving operation to sample the signal propagating through the signal line, and the driving unit starts the second sampling driving operation before the completion of the first sampling driving operation and completes the second sampling driving operation after the completion of the first sampling driving operation.