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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Furumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Keigo Yokoyama, Honjo, JP;
Masato Ofuji, Takasaki, JP;
Jun Kawanabe, Kawasaki, JP;
Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A radiation imaging apparatus, comprising pixels, a unit including a detecting element and a switch element, a signal line connected to the detecting element through the switch element, and a controller, the controller obtains, before a start of radiation irradiation, a first signal of the signal line with the switch element being in a non-conductive state and a second signal of the signal line with the switch element being in a conductive state, obtains, in response to the start of the irradiation, a third signal of the signal line with the switch element being in the non-conductive state and a fourth signal of the signal line with the switch element being in the conductive state, and performs AEC based on the first to fourth signals.