IP Library Granted Patent US 11,163,074
Granted Patent B2
US 11,163,074 · App. 16/768,708 · Granted Nov 2, 2021

Radiation imaging apparatus, and calibration method for photon counting type detector

Inventor: Kazuma Yokoi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
G01T1/2992A61B6/03G01T1/17G01T7/005
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Patent No.
US 11,163,074
App. No.
16/768,708
Granted
Nov 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A radiation imaging apparatus provided with a photon counting type detector for outputting an electric signal corresponding to energy of an incident radiation photon includes a measured value recording unit for measuring an attenuation value in the presence of a known calibration member while changing a threshold value of a detector output of the photon counting type detector and recording a measured value of the attenuation value for each threshold value of the detector output, a theoretical value calculation unit for calculating a theoretical value of the attenuation value in the presence of the calibration member with respect to multiple energies, a calibration information acquisition unit for acquiring a relation between the threshold value and the energy as calibration information by performing collation between the measured value and the theoretical value, and a calibration processing unit for converting the electric signal outputted from the photon counting type detector into energy.

Claims (17)

1. A radiation imaging apparatus provided with a photon counting type detector for outputting an electric signal corresponding to energy of an incident radiation photon, comprising:

a measured value recording unit for measuring an attenuation value in the presence of a known calibration member while changing a threshold value of a detector output of the photon counting type detector and recording a measured value of the attenuation value for each threshold value of the detector output;

a theoretical value calculation unit for calculating a theoretical value of the attenuation value in the presence of the calibration member with respect to multiple energies;

a calibration information acquisition unit for acquiring a relation between the threshold value and the energy as calibration information by performing collation between the measured value and the theoretical value; and

a calibration processing unit for converting the electric signal outputted from the photon counting type detector into energy based on the calibration information.

2. The radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the measured value recording unit measures the attenuation value in the presence of the calibration member by counting radiation photons equal to or higher than the threshold value of the detector output.

3. The radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the calibration member has a uniform thickness.

4. A calibration method for a photon counting type detector for outputting an electric signal corresponding to energy of an incident radiation photon, the calibration method comprising:

a measured value recording step of measuring an attenuation value in the presence of a known calibration member while changing a threshold value of a detector output of the photon counting type detector and recording a measured value of the attenuation value for each threshold value of the detector output;

a theoretical value calculation step of calculating a theoretical value of the attenuation value in the presence of the calibration member with respect to multiple energies; and

a calibration information acquisition step of acquiring a relation between the threshold value and the energy as calibration information by performing collation between the measured value and the theoretical value.

5. The calibration method for a photon counting type detector according to claim 4 ,

wherein in the measured value recording step, the attenuation value in the presence of the calibration member is measured by counting radiation photons equal to or higher than the threshold value of the detector output.

6. The calibration method for a photon counting type detector according to claim 4 ,

wherein the calibration member has a uniform thickness.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: FUJIFILM HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069869/0951 →
MERGER Recorded Oct 11, 2024
From: FUJIFILM HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069170/0453 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2022
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: FUJIFILM HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059115/0985 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2020
From: YOKOI, KAZUMA
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 052823/0479 →