Radiation image pickup system, computer having reset operation to reset electric charge of pixels caused by dark current, and computer-readable medium storing program therefor

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PATENT NO 9247163
APP PUB NO 20140284491A1
SERIAL NO

14218635

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A radiation image pickup system includes a correction coefficient calculation unit that calculates a correction coefficient using pixel output values of a plurality of pixels, and a correction unit that corrects pixel output values of a plurality of pixels using the correction coefficient. A drive control unit repeatedly resets an electric charge caused by a dark current of a plurality of pixels until a detection unit detects a start of radiation exposure. The reset operation is performed simultaneously for n rows that are not adjacent to each other, where n is an integer equal to or greater than 2. The correction coefficient calculation unit calculates the correction coefficient using pixel output values of pixels in a row subjected to the reset operation in a period from a start of radiation exposure to a start detection time and pixel output values of pixels in an adjacent row.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Iwashita, Atsushi Saitama, JP 89 1193
Kameshima, Toshio Kumagaya, JP 162 3794
Okada, Hideyuki Honjo, JP 91 1187
Ryu, Takuya Kokubunji, JP 31 710
Sato, Eriko Tokyo, JP 48 759
Sato, Sho Saitama, JP 117 1364
Takenaka, Katsuro Honjo, JP 153 3341
Yagi, Tomoyuki Honjo, JP 141 3255

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