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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Uzi Dror, Haifa, IL;
Alexander Fishler, Haifa, IL;
Jean-paul Bouhnik, Zichron Yaacov, IL;
Ira Blevis, Zichron Yaakov, IL;
Inventors:
Uzi Dror, Haifa, IL;
Alexander Fishler, Haifa, IL;
Jean-Paul Bouhnik, Zichron Yaacov, IL;
Ira Blevis, Zichron Yaakov, IL;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/17 (2006.01); G01T 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/171 (2013.01); G01T 1/247 (2013.01); G01T 1/249 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for extending a count rate capability of a detector array. The method includes receiving photons at a detector array, counting the photons that are above a first energy threshold using a first counter, counting the photons that are above a different second energy threshold using a second counter, and calculating a pile-up estimate using the photon counts from the first and second counters.