AU4707397A - Imaging device for imaging radiation - Google Patents

Imaging device for imaging radiation

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AU4707397A
AU4707397A AU47073/97A AU4707397A AU4707397A AU 4707397 A AU4707397 A AU 4707397A AU 47073/97 A AU47073/97 A AU 47073/97A AU 4707397 A AU4707397 A AU 4707397A AU 4707397 A AU4707397 A AU 4707397A
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radiation
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Jouni Ilari Pyyhtia
Konstantinos Evangelos Spartiotis
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Simage Oy
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
    • G01T1/24—Measuring radiation intensity with semiconductor detectors
    • G01T1/247—Detector read-out circuitry
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70—SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/76—Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors
    • H04N25/77—Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components
    • H04N25/772—Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components comprising A/D, V/T, V/F, I/T or I/F converters
    • H04N25/773—Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components comprising A/D, V/T, V/F, I/T or I/F converters comprising photon counting circuits, e.g. single photon detection [SPD] or single photon avalanche diodes [SPAD]

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  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Radiation Diagnosis (AREA)
  • Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
  • Facsimile Scanning Arrangements (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
AU47073/97A 1996-10-15 1997-09-29 Imaging device for imaging radiation Abandoned AU4707397A (en)

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GB9621470 1996-10-15
GB9621470A GB2318411B (en) 1996-10-15 1996-10-15 Imaging device for imaging radiation
PCT/EP1997/005436 WO1998016853A1 (en) 1996-10-15 1997-09-29 Imaging device for imaging radiation

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AU4707397A true AU4707397A (en) 1998-05-11

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US (3) US6248990B1 (https=)
EP (1) EP0932842B1 (https=)
JP (3) JP2001502424A (https=)
AT (1) ATE216085T1 (https=)
AU (1) AU4707397A (https=)
CA (1) CA2268627A1 (https=)
DE (1) DE69711902T2 (https=)
ES (1) ES2175361T3 (https=)
GB (1) GB2318411B (https=)
IL (1) IL128703A (https=)
NO (1) NO991780L (https=)
WO (1) WO1998016853A1 (https=)

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GB2318411A (en) 1998-04-22
ATE216085T1 (de) 2002-04-15
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