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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2006
Raymond Thomas Bell, Stanmore, GB;
Raymond Thomas Bell, Stanmore, GB;
E2V Technologies (UK) Limited, Chelmsford, GB;
Abstract
A radiation sensorincludes an array of imaging pixelselectrically connectable to a readout port. At least one first peripheral row of trigger pixelsis located at a first edge of the array, the trigger pixels also being electrically connectable to the readout port but responding faster to x-rays than the imaging pixels. At least one second peripheral row of trigger pixelsmay be located at a second edge of the array opposed to the first edge. Trigger pixelsfrom the first and second peripheral rows may be addressable alternately in a predetermined pattern to detect a radiation signal for triggering the sensor. Various methods of clocking the sensor are also described. The sensor has particular applicability to intra-oral x-ray imaging.