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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2024
Applicant:
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Inventor:
Akira Nishijima, Nasushiobara, JP;
Assignee:
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/42 (2024.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/4241 (2013.01); A61B 6/035 (2013.01); A61B 6/4233 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photon counting CT apparatus of an embodiment has a detector module including a semiconductor detector and first processing circuitry configured to process detection data detected by the semiconductor detector. The first processing circuitry is configured to generate heat by performing a pseudo operation during a period in which X-ray exposure is stopped.