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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2010
Applicants:
Marc A. Chappo, Elyria, OH (US);
Randall P. Luhta, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Rodney A. Mattson, Mentor, OH (US);
Inventors:
Marc A. Chappo, Elyria, OH (US);
Randall P. Luhta, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Rodney A. Mattson, Mentor, OH (US);
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/02 (2006.01); G01T 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 7/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A detector tile () of an imaging system () includes a photosensor array () and electronics () electrically coupled to the photosensor array (), wherein the electronics includes a dose determiner () that determines a deposited dose for the detector tile () and generates a signal indicative thereof. In one non-limiting instance, this signal is utilized to correct parameters such as gain and thermal coefficients, which may vary with radiation dose.