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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2006
Applicant:
Naoki Masazumi, Kobe, JP;
Inventor:
Naoki Masazumi, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
To provide a low power consuming image pickup apparatus, for a radiation image pickup apparatus using an FPD, which can sufficiently initialize dark current component stored in the photoelectric conversion element, specifically electric charges trapped at the trap level. After the power to the radiation image pickup apparatus has been turned on, a readout circuitstops operating in the standby state, thin-film transistorsandare turned on, and the first bias circuitand the second bias circuitoperate thereby initializing the photoelectric conversion element