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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2008
Roger Steadman Booker, Aachen, DE;
Christian Baeumer, Hergenrath, BE;
Christoph Herrmann, Aachen, DE;
Guenter Zeitler, Aachen, DE;
Hans Krüger, Bonn, DE;
Walter Ruetten, Linnich, DE;
Oliver Muelhens, Aachen, DE;
Roger Steadman Booker, Aachen, DE;
Christian Baeumer, Hergenrath, BE;
Christoph Herrmann, Aachen, DE;
Guenter Zeitler, Aachen, DE;
Hans Krüger, Bonn, DE;
Walter Ruetten, Linnich, DE;
Oliver Muelhens, Aachen, DE;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NI;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus () for generating countable pulses () from impinging X-ray () in an imaging device (), in particular in a computer tomograph, the apparatus () comprising a pre-amplifying element () adapted to convert a charge pulse () generated by an impinging photon () into an electrical signal () and a shaping element () having a feedback loop () and adapted to convert the electrical signal () into an electrical pulse (), wherein a delay circuit () is connected to the feedback loop () such that a time during which the feedback loop () collects charges of the electrical signal () is extended in order to improve an amplitude of the electrical pulse () at an output () of the shaping element (). The invention also relates to a corresponding imaging device () and a corresponding method.