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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026

Filed:

May. 15, 2024
Applicant:

GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Waukesha, WI (US);

Inventors:

Douglas Albagli, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Marc Schaepkens, Brookfield, WI (US);

Herve Blanc, Buc, FR;

Assignee:

GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/00 (2025.01); G01T 1/02 (2006.01); G01T 1/20 (2006.01); H10F 39/18 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 39/8027 (2025.01); G01T 1/023 (2013.01); G01T 1/20184 (2020.05); H10F 39/1895 (2025.01); H10F 39/1898 (2025.01); H10F 39/8023 (2025.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are herein provided for a radiation detector with rectangular pixels. In one example, an x-ray imaging system comprises a pixel array of a flat panel detector comprising a plurality of pixels with a rectangular pixel pitch arranged in pairs, wherein each of the plurality of pixels is configured to generate respective image data signals, wherein in low-dose applications, TFT control lines of pixels in each pixel pair are energized simultaneously to generate signals with an effective pixel pitch of twice the rectangular pixel pitch and in high-dose applications, TFT control lines of pixels in each pixel pair are energized sequentially and the detector is translated during image acquisition for an effective pixel pitch of half the rectangular pixel pitch.


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