GB2335540B - Imaging device for imaging radiation - Google Patents

Imaging device for imaging radiation

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GB2335540B
GB2335540B GB9806068A GB9806068A GB2335540B GB 2335540 B GB2335540 B GB 2335540B GB 9806068 A GB9806068 A GB 9806068A GB 9806068 A GB9806068 A GB 9806068A GB 2335540 B GB2335540 B GB 2335540B
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radiation
charge
image element
imaging
image
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GB2335540A (en
GB9806068D0 (en
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Jouni Ilari Pyyhtia
Markku Erluoto
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Simage Oy
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Simage Oy
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Priority to GB9806068A priority Critical patent/GB2335540B/en
Publication of GB9806068D0 publication Critical patent/GB9806068D0/en
Priority to IL13797699A priority patent/IL137976A0/xx
Priority to PCT/EP1999/001282 priority patent/WO1999049650A1/en
Priority to EP99910298A priority patent/EP1064780B1/en
Priority to JP2000538498A priority patent/JP4373607B2/ja
Priority to DE69912259T priority patent/DE69912259T2/de
Priority to AT99910298T priority patent/ATE252804T1/de
Priority to AU29305/99A priority patent/AU2930599A/en
Priority to US09/261,747 priority patent/US6380528B1/en
Publication of GB2335540A publication Critical patent/GB2335540A/en
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Publication of GB2335540B publication Critical patent/GB2335540B/en
Priority to US10/134,503 priority patent/US20020125438A1/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/30—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof for generating image signals from X-rays
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/70—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene
    • H04N23/71—Circuitry for evaluating the brightness variation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F39/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one element covered by group H10F30/00, e.g. radiation detectors comprising photodiode arrays
    • H10F39/10—Integrated devices
    • H10F39/12—Image sensors
    • H10F39/18—Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor [CMOS] image sensors; Photodiode array image sensors
    • H10F39/189—X-ray, gamma-ray or corpuscular radiation imagers
    • H10F39/1892—Direct radiation image sensors

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Radiation Diagnosis (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
  • Closed-Circuit Television Systems (AREA)
GB9806068A 1998-03-20 1998-03-20 Imaging device for imaging radiation Expired - Fee Related GB2335540B (en)

Priority Applications (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9806068A GB2335540B (en) 1998-03-20 1998-03-20 Imaging device for imaging radiation
PCT/EP1999/001282 WO1999049650A1 (en) 1998-03-20 1999-02-24 Imaging device for imaging radiation
IL13797699A IL137976A0 (en) 1998-03-20 1999-02-24 Imaging device for imaging radiation
EP99910298A EP1064780B1 (en) 1998-03-20 1999-02-24 Imaging device for imaging radiation
JP2000538498A JP4373607B2 (ja) 1998-03-20 1999-02-24 放射を画像化するための撮像装置
DE69912259T DE69912259T2 (de) 1998-03-20 1999-02-24 Bildaufnahmegerät zur bildaufnahme von strahlung
AT99910298T ATE252804T1 (de) 1998-03-20 1999-02-24 Bildaufnahmegerät zur bildaufnahme von strahlung
AU29305/99A AU2930599A (en) 1998-03-20 1999-02-24 Imaging device for imaging radiation
US09/261,747 US6380528B1 (en) 1998-03-20 1999-03-03 Imaging device for imaging radiation
US10/134,503 US20020125438A1 (en) 1998-03-20 2002-04-30 Imaging device for imaging radiation

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB9806068A GB2335540B (en) 1998-03-20 1998-03-20 Imaging device for imaging radiation

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GB9806068D0 GB9806068D0 (en) 1998-05-20
GB2335540A GB2335540A (en) 1999-09-22
GB2335540B true GB2335540B (en) 2002-01-02

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US (2) US6380528B1 (https=)
EP (1) EP1064780B1 (https=)
JP (1) JP4373607B2 (https=)
AT (1) ATE252804T1 (https=)
AU (1) AU2930599A (https=)
DE (1) DE69912259T2 (https=)
GB (1) GB2335540B (https=)
IL (1) IL137976A0 (https=)
WO (1) WO1999049650A1 (https=)

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JP4373607B2 (ja) 2009-11-25
EP1064780B1 (en) 2003-10-22
ATE252804T1 (de) 2003-11-15
AU2930599A (en) 1999-10-18
US6380528B1 (en) 2002-04-30
GB2335540A (en) 1999-09-22
JP2002508634A (ja) 2002-03-19
DE69912259T2 (de) 2004-08-05
EP1064780A1 (en) 2001-01-03
WO1999049650A1 (en) 1999-09-30
GB9806068D0 (en) 1998-05-20
DE69912259D1 (de) 2003-11-27
IL137976A0 (en) 2001-10-31
US20020125438A1 (en) 2002-09-12

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