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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Sho Sato, Saitama, JP;
Toshio Kameshima, Kumagaya, JP;
Tomoyuki Yagi, Honjo, JP;
Katsuro Takenaka, Honjo, JP;
Hideyuki Okada, Honjo, JP;
Atsushi Iwashita, Honjo, JP;
Eriko Sugawara, Honjo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A radiation imaging apparatus comprises: a detector that includes a detection unit in which pixels having a conversion element that converts radiation to an electric charge are arranged in a matrix shape, a drive circuit that drives the detection unit, and a read circuit that outputs an electric signal corresponding to the electric charge as image data; a radiation detection unit that detects a radiation irradiation state at a plurality of positions in the detection unit; and a control unit that controls operations of the drive circuit and the read circuit in accordance with a detection result obtained by the radiation detection unit, wherein the radiation detection unit detects a radiation irradiation state at least at a center region and a peripheral region in the detection unit, and a detection capability at the center region is set to a higher capability than a detection capability at the peripheral region.
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