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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
May. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Christoph Herrmann, Aachen, DE;
Roger Steadman, Aachen, DE;
Christian Baeumer, Aachen, DE;
Guenter Zeitler, Aachen, DE;
Inventors:
Christoph Herrmann, Aachen, DE;
Roger Steadman, Aachen, DE;
Christian Baeumer, Aachen, DE;
Guenter Zeitler, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/171 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes an integrator () that produces a pulse having a peak amplitude indicative of the energy of a detected photon. First discharging circuitry () discharges the integrator () at a first discharging speed, and second discharging circuitry () discharges the integrator () at a second discharging speed. The first discharging speed is less than the second discharging speed.