Beam detection with continuous detector readout

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10230906
APP PUB NO 20170374295A1
SERIAL NO

15525607

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A method of operating a DR detector including sequentially capturing image frames in the detector that include at least one dark image. The dark image is stored and a statistical measure for a subset of pixels in a captured image frame is compared with the same statistical measure of a subset of pixels in the stored dark image to detect an x-ray beam impacting the detector. An x-ray beam-on condition is indicated if a sufficient difference in intensity between the pixel subsets is detected. At least one more image frame is captured in the detector after detecting the x-ray beam. The current captured image and the at least one more image frame are added and the dark image is subtracted to form the exposed radiographic image.

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  • CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hawver, Jeffery R Marion, US 36 432
Topfer, Karin Rochester, US 16 522
Welch, Eric M Avon, US 3 12

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