JP6924755B2 - 光子計数放射線検出器、撮像システム、およびスペクトル放射線検出方法 - Google Patents
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- 撮像情報を検出する複数の直接変換検出画素を有する画素のアレイを有する光子計数放射線検出器において、前記画素のアレイの少なくとも1つの画素が、放射線を受けることから遮蔽され、
前記少なくとも1つの遮蔽された画素を有する少なくとも1つの補償エリアと、
前記補償エリアに接続され、前記補償エリアからの電流を測定し、前記少なくとも1つの補償エリアから測定された電流から暗電流値を決定する暗電流決定器と、
前記決定された暗電流値に基づいて前記検出される撮像情報に対して暗電流補償を適用する暗電流補償器と
を有する、
光子計数放射線検出器。 - 前記直接変換検出画素が、テルル化カドミウム亜鉛又はテルル化カドミウムに基づく検出画素である、請求項1に記載の光子計数放射線検出器。
- 前記少なくとも1つの遮蔽された画素が、放射線吸収被覆により入射放射線から遮蔽される、請求項1乃至2のいずれか一項に記載の光子計数放射線検出器。
- 前記画素のアレイの上に取り付けられる散乱線除去グリッドを有し、前記少なくとも1つの補償エリアの各々が、前記散乱線除去グリッドの壁により囲まれる、請求項1に記載の光子計数放射線検出器。
- 前記暗電流補償器が、前記検出画素に補償電流を供給することにより暗電流補償を適用する、請求項1に記載の光子計数放射線検出器。
- 前記暗電流補償器が、画像再構成中に前記検出された撮像情報を補償するのに使用される暗電流補償値を提供する、請求項1に記載の光子計数放射線検出器。
- 前記暗電流決定器が、撮像情報のサンプリングレートより低いサンプリングレートで前記暗電流値を決定する、請求項1乃至6のいずれか一項に記載の光子計数放射線検出器。
- 前記補償エリアが、電荷共有防止手段により囲まれる、請求項1乃至7のいずれか一項に記載の光子計数放射線検出器。
- 放射線マスクが、前記画素のアレイの複数の画素を遮蔽する、請求項1乃至3のいずれか一項に記載の光子計数放射線検出器。
- 前記放射線マスクが、規則的なパターンで前記複数の画素を遮蔽する、請求項9に記載の光子計数放射線検出器。
- 撮像情報を検出する複数の検出画素及び入射放射線から遮蔽される少なくとも1つの画素を有する画素のアレイを有する光子計数放射線検出器を照射するステップ、
前記少なくとも1つの遮蔽された画素から暗電流値を決定するステップと、
前記決定された暗電流値に基づいて前記検出された撮像情報に暗電流補償を適用するステップと
を有するスペクトル放射線検出方法。 - 複数の遮蔽された画素が、放射線マスクにより放射線から遮蔽される、請求項11に記載のスペクトル放射線検出方法。
- 請求項1乃至10のいずれか一項に記載の光子計数放射線検出器を有する撮像システム。
- 前記光子計数放射線検出器が、X線放射線検出器である、請求項13に記載の撮像システム。
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