WO2011125312A1 - 放射線画像検出器及びその駆動方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a radiation image detector having a plurality of pixels arranged in a grid as an image detection unit and a driving method thereof, and more specifically, a radiation image detector and a driving method thereof that prevent image deterioration due to noise mixing. About.
- a radiation image detector using an active matrix is attracting a great deal of attention.
- an X-ray image or a real-time X-ray image is output as a digital signal.
- it since it is a flat solid detector, it is highly expected in terms of image quality and stability. For this reason, many universities and manufacturers are working on research and development.
- Radiation image detectors are roughly divided into two types: direct and indirect.
- the direct method is a method in which X-rays are directly converted into a charge signal by a photoconductive film such as a-Se and led to a charge storage capacitor.
- the indirect method is a method in which X-rays are received by the phosphor layer and converted to visible light, and the visible light is converted into signal charges by an a-Si photodiode or the like and led to a charge storage capacitor (for example, Patent Document 1).
- a conventional indirect radiation image detector includes a fluorescence conversion film and an image detection unit that has a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally and converts visible light into signal charges.
- this indirect radiation image detector In this indirect radiation image detector, X-rays incident from the outside are converted into visible light inside the fluorescence conversion film, and the generated visible light enters the image detection unit.
- this image detection unit visible light incident on the photodiode in the pixel is converted into an electric charge, and the electric charge is accumulated in the photodiode or in a capacitive element connected in parallel.
- the X-ray information converted into electric charges passes through each switching element (TFT transistor) connected to the photodiode for each pixel group connected to the row selection line arranged in the row direction in each pixel and column direction.
- the signal is transmitted to the outside of the image detection unit through the connected signal line.
- Row selection line 1 in FIG. 13 is connected to a pixel group in the uppermost row of a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix in the image detection unit, and “row selection line 2” is the second row from the upper end. Connected to the pixel group. Similarly, the “row selection line 3” is connected to the pixel group of the third row, and the row selection line N is connected to the pixel group of the Nth (lower end) row.
- Each row selection line is connected to the gate terminal of the TFT arranged inside the pixel of the corresponding row.
- a voltage (Lo state) that makes the connected TFT insulated is applied during most of the period, but the voltage (Hi) that makes the TFT conductive only for a specific period. State) is applied.
- each row selection line 1 to N the period during which the voltage for turning on the TFT is different is different, and voltage application with the period shifted from the row selection line 1 in order is applied. Made. In this way, the charge signals from the pixels belonging to different rows are input to the integrating amplifier through the common signal line without crossing each other.
- the “integration amplifier reset” operation in FIG. 13 resets the charge information stored in the integration amplifier connected to the signal line to the initial state at the time when the timing signal changes from Lo to Hi. Is.
- the integrating amplifier accumulates the electric charge flowing through the signal line and converts it into a voltage.
- a reset operation is required to release the accumulation of charge information from pixels belonging to a different row in the previous operation and return to the initial state. It is. By performing this reset operation immediately before each row selection line is turned on, only signals from pixels belonging to the target row can be accumulated by the integrating amplifier.
- the “integration amplifier accumulation” operation in FIG. 13 performs charge accumulation operation of all the integration amplifiers connected to the signal line by setting to the Hi state, and accumulates the charge flowing in the signal line. On the other hand, by setting the Lo state, the charge accumulation operation is paused and the accumulation of the charge flowing through the signal line is paused.
- the operation of “AD conversion” in FIG. 13 performs analog / digital conversion by an A / D converter connected after the integration amplifier.
- the analog signal accumulated in the integrating amplifier and converted into a voltage is converted into a digital signal.
- the timing signal for “integration amplifier accumulation” is changed from the Hi state to the Lo state, the timing signal for “AD conversion” is changed to the Hi state, thereby completing the charge accumulation of the integration amplifier.
- a / D conversion is performed.
- each operation shown in FIG. 13 is performed, so that the integration amplifier is operated only during a period in which the TFT is conducted in each row selection line and the charge signal from the pixel flows through the signal line.
- the noise signal flowing through the signal line is cut off during an unnecessary period.
- X-rays incident from the outside can be converted into charge signals and output to the outside as image information composed of digital signals.
- the charge signal from only the pixel to which the TFT that has been turned on according to the voltage state of the row selection line belongs is amplified and converted into a digital signal, whereby image information of incident X-rays is obtained. Can be output accurately, but the resistance value is lowered by the X-rays irradiated to the TFT in an insulating state, so that charge signals from other pixels are mixed and inaccurate image information is output to the outside. .
- Radiation image detectors used for medical applications perform the minimum necessary X-ray irradiation to avoid exposure to X-rays, and the intensity of X-rays that pass through the human body and have internal structure information is very low. The signal intensity output to the outside is also low.
- TFT malfunction due to high-intensity incident X-rays is inevitable.
- an apparatus for generating pulsed X-rays is more expensive than continuous X-rays, and information on periods during which no X-ray pulses are generated cannot be obtained.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a radiation image detector and a driving method thereof that can prevent image deterioration due to a malfunction of a TFT caused by continuous incident X-rays. .
- a plurality of pixels that convert visible light into signal information are two-dimensionally arranged on a substrate, and each of the plurality of pixels is arranged in a row direction.
- An image detection unit connected to one of the plurality of row selection lines extending and one of the plurality of signal lines extending in the column direction, and radiation provided on the plurality of pixels.
- a radiation sensor including a fluorescence conversion film that converts visible light, a gate drive circuit that sequentially applies a drive voltage to each row selection line, and a drive signal that determines the scanning timing in the column direction with respect to the gate drive circuit
- Read image signal information through a drive control circuit that generates a signal, a signal line connected to a pixel group connected to any one of the row selection lines to which the drive voltage is applied, and Apply the drive voltage to the row selection line
- a reading circuit that reads noise signal information via the signal lines connected to all pixels in a non-existing state, a reading control circuit that generates a reading signal that determines a reading timing in the reading circuit, and the image signal information And a noise correction circuit for correcting based on the noise signal information.
- the radiation image detector driving method of the present invention includes a plurality of pixels that are arranged on a substrate in a two-dimensional manner to convert visible light into signal information.
- An image detection unit connected to one of a plurality of row selection lines extending in the row direction and one of a plurality of signal lines extending in the column direction;
- a radiation image detector having a radiation sensor provided with a fluorescence conversion film for converting radiation into visible light, wherein a drive voltage is sequentially applied to each row selection line, and the drive voltage is applied
- the image signal information is read through the signal line connected to the pixel group connected to any one of the row selection lines, and the drive voltage is not applied to all the row selection lines. Via the signal line connected to the pixels of It reads's signal information, and correcting, based on the noise signal information the image signal information.
- FIG. 3 is an equivalent circuit diagram of the image detection unit in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating an example of a gate driving circuit and a reading circuit in FIG. 1.
- Schematic which shows the integral amplifier circuit of the radiographic image detector which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention.
- 3 is a timing chart showing a method for driving the radiation image detector according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a radiation image detector according to the present invention.
- the radiation image detector 10 is two-dimensionally arranged in a radiation sensor 11 having a phosphor layer that converts incident X-rays into light and an image detection unit that converts incident light into an electrical signal, and the image detection unit.
- a gate drive circuit 13 for sequentially applying a drive voltage for each scan line for each pixel, a drive control circuit 15 for generating a drive signal for determining a scan timing in the column direction for the gate drive circuit 13, and a pixel in a selected row
- a reading circuit 17 that reads and amplifies the electric signal, a reading control circuit 18 that generates a reading signal for determining the reading timing in the reading circuit 17, and noise correction by subtracting the noise signal from the image signal mixed with the noise signal.
- a correction circuit 19 to be performed.
- FIG. 2 shows an example of a specific configuration of the radiation sensor 11.
- the radiation sensor 11 includes a fluorescence conversion film 23 that converts incident X-rays 21 into fluorescence, and an image detection unit 25 that converts the fluorescence into image information using an electrical signal.
- the image detection unit 25 is formed by providing a circuit layer 29 in which a large number of pixels 28 including photodiodes and thin film transistors (TFTs) are arranged on a holding substrate 27 mainly composed of a glass substrate.
- TFTs thin film transistors
- FIG. 3 shows a partially enlarged view of the surface of the image detection unit 25.
- the pixels 28 including the thin film transistors 31 and the photodiodes 33 are arranged in a grid pattern.
- Each pixel 28 is connected to one of the plurality of row selection lines 35 arranged along the row direction and is one of the signal lines 37 arranged along the column direction. Connected to one. Further, each photodiode 33 is connected to one of a plurality of bias lines 39 arranged in the column direction.
- Such an image detection unit 25 is manufactured by a TFT panel manufacturing process similar to the manufacturing process of the liquid crystal display device. That is, after the signal wiring (row selection line 35 and signal line 37) and the thin film transistor 31 are formed on the holding substrate 27, the photodiode 33 is formed in a lattice shape on the thin film transistor 31, and the output thereof is disposed at the lower portion. And a bias line 39 is formed.
- FIG. 4 shows an equivalent circuit of the image detection unit 25, and FIG. 5 shows an equivalent circuit inside the pixel 28.
- the pixel 28 includes a thin film transistor 31, a photodiode 33, and a capacitor 36.
- a row selection line (gate line) 35 is connected to the gate of the thin film transistor 31, and a signal line 37 is connected to the source of the thin film transistor 31.
- a photodiode 33 and a capacitor 36 are connected in parallel to the drain.
- the capacitor 36 is a capacitance between the electrodes of the photodiode 33.
- an integration amplifier 41 having a function of amplifying a charge signal transmitted through the signal line 37 and outputting the amplified signal is connected to the signal line 37 on a one-to-one basis.
- the row selection line (gate line) 35 is connected to a specific signal line of the gate driver 63 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 shows an example of a specific configuration of the gate driving circuit 13 and the reading circuit 17 of FIG.
- the gate driving circuit 13 includes a gate driver 63 and a row selection circuit 65, and the reading circuit 17 includes an integrating amplifier 41, an A / D (analog / digital) converter 67, and a driver 69.
- the gate driver 63 has a function of sequentially changing the voltages of a large number of signal lines connected to the radiation sensor 11 when receiving an external signal.
- a row selection circuit 65 is connected to the gate driver 63.
- the row selection circuit 65 has a function of sending a signal to the corresponding gate driver 63 according to the scanning direction of the X-ray image, and is connected to the drive control circuit 15 of FIG.
- the integrating amplifier 41 is connected to a driver 69 via an A / D converter 67.
- the driver 69 is connected to the reading control circuit 18 of FIG. 1, and reads out the signal digitized by the A / D converter 67 by the reading signal from the reading control circuit 18.
- Fluorescence incident on the photodiode 33 shown in FIG. 5 is converted into charges consisting of electrons and holes inside the photodiode 33, and reaches both terminals of the photodiode 33 along the direction of the electric field applied to the capacitor 36. Thus, the current flowing through the photodiode 33 is observed.
- the current generated inside the photodiode 33 flows into the capacitor 36 connected in parallel, and acts to cancel the charge stored in the capacitor 36.
- the charge stored in the capacitor 36 decreases, and the potential difference generated between the terminals of the capacitor 36 also decreases compared to the initial state.
- the gate driver 63 has a function of sequentially changing the potentials of a large number of control lines, but there is only one control line whose potential changes at a specific time.
- the source-drain terminal of the thin film transistor 31 connected in parallel to the row selection line 35 connected to the control line changes from an insulating state to a conductive state.
- a specific voltage is applied to each signal line 37 in FIG. 5, and the voltage is applied to the capacitor 36 connected through the source and drain terminals of the thin film transistor 31 connected to the row selection line 35 whose potential has changed. Will be.
- the capacitor 36 Since the capacitor 36 is in the same potential state as the signal line 37 in the initial state, if the charge amount of the capacitor 36 is not changed from the initial state, the capacitor 36 does not move the charge from the signal line 37. . However, in the capacitor 36 connected in parallel with the photodiode 33 into which the fluorescence generated inside the fluorescence conversion film 23 from the incident X-ray 21 from the outside is incident, the charge stored inside is decreased, The potential of the state has changed. For this reason, a movement of electric charge is generated from the signal line 37 through the thin film transistor 31 in the conductive state, and the amount of electric charge stored in the capacitor 36 returns to the initial state. In addition, the amount of electric charge that has moved becomes a signal flowing through the signal line 37 and is transmitted to the outside.
- the current flowing through the signal line 37 in FIG. 5 is input to the corresponding integrating amplifier 41, and the integrating amplifier 41 integrates the current flowing within a predetermined time and outputs a voltage corresponding to the integrated value to the outside.
- the amount of charge flowing through the signal line within a certain time can be converted into a voltage value.
- a charge signal corresponding to the intensity distribution of the fluorescence generated inside the fluorescence conversion film 23 by the incident X-ray 21 is generated inside the photodiode 33, and this charge signal is converted into potential information by the integrating amplifier 41. Is done.
- the potential generated by the integrating amplifier 41 is sequentially converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 67 shown in FIG.
- the signal having the digital value is subjected to noise signal removal by the correction circuit 19 shown in FIG. 1 via the driver 69, and then the rows and columns of pixels arranged in the circuit layer 29 by an image synthesis circuit (not shown). Are sequentially arranged and output to the outside as an image signal.
- Image information based on electrical signals output to the outside can be easily imaged by a normal display device, and an X-ray image can be observed as an image by visible light.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an integration amplifier circuit of the radiological image detector 10
- FIG. 8 is a timing chart showing an example of a driving method of the radiological image detector 10.
- “Row selection line 1” in FIG. 8 is connected to the pixel group in the uppermost row of the plurality of pixels 28 arranged in a matrix in the image detection unit 25 in FIG. 1, and “Row selection line 2” is It is connected to the pixel group in the second row from the upper end. Similarly, the “row selection line 3” is connected to the pixel group of the third row, and the row selection line N is connected to the pixel group of the Nth (lower end) row.
- each row selection line 35 is connected to a gate terminal of a thin film transistor (TFT) 31 disposed inside the pixel 28 in the corresponding row.
- the gate drive circuit 13 Based on the timing signals of the row selection lines 1 to N shown in FIG. 8 generated by the drive control circuit 15 of FIG. 1, the gate drive circuit 13 applies a voltage to the row selection lines 1 to N.
- a voltage (Lo state) for insulating the connected TFTs is applied to the row selection lines 1 to N in the most part, but only in a specific period.
- a voltage (Hi state) for making the thin film transistor (TFT) 31 conductive is applied.
- the period during which the gate drive circuit 13 applies a voltage for bringing the thin film transistor (TFT) 31 into the conductive state to each of the row selection lines 1 to N is different, and from the row selection line 1 as shown in FIG. Voltage application is performed with the period shifted to the row selection line N in order. In this way, the charge signals from the pixels 28 belonging to different rows are input to the integrating amplifier 41 through the common signal line 37 without being mixed with each other.
- TFT thin film transistor
- the operation of “integration amplifier reset” in FIG. 8 turns on the integration amplifier reset SW 42 in the reading circuit 17 based on the timing signal generated by the reading control circuit 18 in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. By doing so, the charge information stored in the integrating amplifier 41 is reset to the initial state.
- the integrating amplifier 41 accumulates the charge flowing through the signal line 37 shown in FIG. 4 and converts it into a voltage. (In FIG. 4, the integration amplifier accumulation SW 40 in FIG. 7 is omitted for simplification.)
- the reset operation for releasing the accumulation of the charge information from the pixels 28 belonging to different rows and returning to the initial state is performed. By performing this reset operation immediately before each row selection line is turned on, only the signals from the pixels 28 belonging to the target row can be accumulated in the integrating amplifier 41.
- “integrating amplifier accumulation” in FIG. 8 is performed when the signal from the reading control circuit 18 (see FIG. 1) is in the Hi state by turning on the integrating amplifier accumulation SW 40 in the reading circuit 17 shown in FIG.
- the charge accumulation operation of all the integration amplifiers 41 connected to the signal line 37 is performed, and the charge flowing through the signal line 37 is accumulated.
- the Lo state is set, the charge accumulation operation is paused and the accumulation of the charge flowing through the signal line 37 is paused.
- the operation of “AD conversion” in FIG. 8 performs analog / digital conversion by the A / D converter 67 connected after the integrating amplifier 41 shown in FIG.
- the A / D converter 67 converts the analog signal accumulated in the integrating amplifier 41 and converted into a voltage into a digital signal.
- the “AD conversion” timing signal is changed to the Hi state, thereby completing the charge accumulation of the integration amplifier 41.
- a / D conversion is performed at the timing.
- a correction reading period 71 is provided within the period of leaving period 70 shown in FIG.
- this correction reading period 71 all the row selection lines connected to the pixels 28 are in the off state, and the TFT elements inside the pixels 28 connected to the row selection lines are in an insulated state.
- the image information detected in the image reading period 72 and output from the A / D converter 67 is the conventional radiation shown in FIG. The same as in the case of the image detector. Therefore, mixing of noise into X-ray image information caused by TFTs malfunctioning due to incident X-rays is unavoidable as in the prior art.
- the leakage current flowing through the signal line 37 in the correction reading period 71 is from the pixel to which the TFT to which the TFT which has been malfunctioned due to incident X-rays and is deteriorated in the insulation state is connected to the row selection line in the OFF state.
- the leakage current is the same as that mixed in the charge signal from the pixel 28 connected to the row selection line that has been turned on in the image reading period 72.
- the value of the current flowing through the signal line 37 during the correction reading period 71 is such that any row selection line is in the On state and the TFT in the On state from the leakage current from the TFT connected to the other row selection line in the Off state.
- the original X-ray image can be reproduced by subtracting the charge information detected during the correction reading period 71 from the X-ray image information mixed with the image information from the TFT malfunctioning due to incident X-rays. Is possible.
- FIG. 9 is a timing chart showing an example of another driving method of the radiation image detector 10.
- the first embodiment of the integrating amplifier in the corrected read period 81 shown in FIG. 9 is driven in the same way as the form.
- the integration amplifier accumulation time T 3 is doubled the integration amplifier accumulation time T 2 , the amount of charge obtained is doubled, but the amount of noise generated from the integration amplifier 41 and the A / D converter 67 is It does not change.
- the charge amount this obtained by half can equal the amount of charge integration time T 2, and the amount of noise generated from the integrating amplifier 41 and A / D converter 67 can be halved. Therefore, in the correction of the X-ray image, it is possible to use a correction charge amount with less noise from the integrating amplifier 41 and the A / D converter 67, so that it is possible to easily further increase the accuracy of the X-ray image.
- the radiation image detector 10 it is necessary to use a large number of integration amplifiers 41 that amplify a high-magnification and minute signal, but the output of the integration amplifier 41 is likely to change depending on the environmental temperature and operating conditions. For this reason, when the radiation image detector 10 is activated, the operating point of the integrating amplifier 41 changes due to a temperature rise inside the device, and noise that cannot be ignored may be mixed in the X-ray image output as a result. Similarly, the TFT element in each pixel 28 also changes the insulation performance in the OFF state depending on the temperature, and adversely affects the X-ray image as a leakage current from the TFT mainly due to the temperature rise. These adverse effects can be easily corrected by the driving method according to the present embodiment, and an X-ray image with less noise can be obtained.
- the integration amplifier accumulation time T 3 is preferably in the range of 2 to 10 times the integration amplifier accumulation time T 2 .
- FIG. 10 is a timing chart showing an example of another driving method of the radiation image detector 10.
- the first embodiment of the integrating amplifier in the corrected read period 91 shown in FIG. 10 is driven in the same way as the form.
- the radiological image detector according to the present embodiment is configured in the same manner as the radiological image detector 10 according to the first embodiment, except that the integrating amplifier circuit is configured as shown in FIG.
- the integration amplifier circuit shown in FIG. 11 is obtained by removing only the integration amplifier storage SW40 from the integration amplifier circuit shown in FIG. 7. However, the integration amplifier storage SW40 is changed by turning ON / OFF the integration amplifier reset SW42 in FIG. It is possible to realize the same function as turning on and off.
- a driving method of the radiation image detector having the integration amplifier circuit shown in FIG. 11 will be described with reference to a timing chart shown in FIG.
- the operation of the “row selection lines 1 to N” is the same as that of the radiation image detector 10 having the integration amplifier circuit shown in FIG. 7, and the voltages for sequentially turning on the thin film transistors (TFTs) 31 from the row selection line 1 are sequentially applied. The operation to apply is performed.
- integration amplifier reset is performed by turning ON the integration amplifier reset SW 42 in the reading circuit 17 as shown in FIG. 11 based on the timing signal generated by the reading control circuit 18 in FIG. (Hi state in FIG. 12), the charge information stored in the integrating amplifier 41 is reset to the initial state. Thereafter, the integration amplifier reset SW 42 is turned OFF (Lo state in FIG. 12), whereby the integration amplifier 41 accumulates the charge flowing through the signal line 37 shown in FIG. 4 and converts it into a voltage.
- the integration amplifier reset SW 42 remains ON (Hi state in FIG. 12), and during the correction reading period 71, the integration amplifier reset SW 42 remains OFF (FIG. 12). Lo state), the charge information flowing through the signal line 37 during the correction reading period 71 is accumulated by the integrating amplifier 41, and the charge information flowing through the signal line other than the pixel reading period 72 can be output.
- the radiation image detector according to the present embodiment can achieve the same effects as those of the radiation image detector 10 according to the first embodiment.
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図1に、本発明に係る放射線画像検出器の第1の実施の形態を示す。
図2は、放射線センサ11の具体的な構成の一例を示すものである。
図6は、図1のゲート駆動回路13及び読取回路17の具体的な構成の一例を示すものである。
以下に、上記のX線画像検出器10の動作について説明する。
図7は、本放射線画像検出器10の積分アンプ回路を示す概略図であり、図8は、この放射線画像検出器10の駆動方法の一例を示すタイミングチャートである。
図9は、放射線画像検出器10の他の駆動方法の一例を示すタイミングチャートである。
図10は、放射線画像検出器10の他の駆動方法の一例を示すタイミングチャートである。
本実施の形態に係る放射線画像検出器では、積分アンプ回路を図11のように構成した以外は、第1の実施の形態に係る放射線画像検出器10と同様に構成されている。
11:放射線センサ
13:ゲート駆動回路
15:駆動制御回路
17:読取回路
18:読取制御回路
19:補正回路
21:入射X線
23:蛍光変換膜
25:画像検出部
27:保持基板
28:画素
29:回路層
31:薄膜トランジスタ
33:フォトダイオード
35:行選択線
36:コンデンサ
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42:積分アンプリセットSW
63:ゲートドライバ
65:行選択回路
67:A/D変換器
70:放置期間
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- 基板上に、可視光を信号情報に変換する複数の画素が二次元状に配列され、前記複数の画素はそれぞれ、行方向に延在する複数本の行選択線のうちの1本及び列方向に延在する複数本の信号線のうちの1本に接続された画像検出部と、前記複数の画素上に設けられ放射線を可視光に変換する蛍光変換膜とを備えた放射線センサと、
前記行選択線毎に順次駆動電圧を印加するゲート駆動回路と、
前記ゲート駆動回路に対して列方向の走査のタイミングを決める駆動信号を生成する駆動制御回路と、
前記駆動電圧が印加された任意の1本の前記行選択線と接続された画素群に接続される前記信号線を介して画像信号情報を読み取るとともに、全ての前記行選択線に前記駆動電圧を印加しない状態で全ての画素に接続される前記信号線を介してノイズ信号情報を読み取る読取回路と、
前記読取回路での読み取りタイミングを決める読取信号を生成する読取制御回路と、
前記画像信号情報を前記ノイズ信号情報に基づいて補正するノイズ補正回路と、
を備えることを特徴とする放射線画像検出器。 - 前記読取回路において、前記画像信号情報を読み取る期間T1と、前記ノイズ信号情報を読み込む期間T2とが同じであることを特徴とする請求項1記載の放射線画像検出器。
- 前記読取回路において、前記ノイズ信号情報を読み込む期間T3が前記画像信号情報を読み取る期間T1よりも長いことを特徴とする請求項1記載の放射線画像検出器。
- 基板上に、可視光を信号情報に変換する複数の画素が二次元状に配列され、前記複数の画素はそれぞれ、行方向に延在する複数本の行選択線のうちの1本及び列方向に延在する複数本の信号線のうちの1本に接続された画像検出部と、前記複数の画素上に設けられ放射線を可視光に変換する蛍光変換膜とを備えた放射線センサを有する放射線画像検出器の駆動方法であって、
前記行選択線毎に順次駆動電圧を印加し、前記駆動電圧が印加された任意の1本の前記行選択線と接続された画素群に接続される前記信号線を介して画像信号情報を読み取るとともに、全ての前記行選択線に前記駆動電圧を印加しない状態で全ての画素に接続される前記信号線を介してノイズ信号情報を読み込み、前記画像信号情報を前記ノイズ信号情報に基づいて補正することを特徴とする放射線画像検出器の駆動方法。 - 前記画像信号情報を読み取る期間T1と、前記ノイズ信号情報を読み込む期間T2とが同じであることを特徴とする請求項4記載の放射線画像検出器の駆動方法。
- 前記ノイズ信号情報を読み込む期間T3が前記画像信号情報を読み取る期間T1よりも長いことを特徴とする請求項4記載の放射線画像検出器の駆動方法。
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