IP Library Granted Patent US 11,090,018
Granted Patent B2
US 11,090,018 · App. 16/571,642 · Granted Aug 17, 2021

Radiation imaging apparatus, radiation imaging system, control method of radiation imaging apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

Inventors: Minoru Watanabe (Yokohama, JP); Kentaro Fujiyoshi (Tokyo, JP); Sho Sato (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
A61B6/5205A61B6/5258A61B6/54H04N5/32H04N5/361
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Patent No.
US 11,090,018
App. No.
16/571,642
Granted
Aug 17, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A radiation imaging apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises: an imaging region in which a plurality of conversion elements are arranged, wherein the plurality of conversion elements includes a first conversion element configured to obtain a radiation image and a second conversion element configured to obtain irradiation information of incident radiation during radiation irradiation; a storage unit configured to store correction data for correcting a signal output from the first conversion element; and a control unit. The control unit determines a period to cause the first conversion element to perform an accumulation operation in accordance with the irradiation information, determines a correction amount corresponding to the period based on the correction data, and generates a radiation image signal by correcting a signal output from the first conversion element in accordance with the correction amount after the radiation irradiation.

Claims (44)

1. A radiation imaging apparatus comprising:

an imaging region in which a plurality of conversion elements are arranged, wherein the plurality of conversion elements includes a first conversion element configured to obtain a radiation image and a second conversion element configured to obtain irradiation information of incident radiation during radiation irradiation;

a storage unit configured to store correction data for correcting a signal output from the first conversion element; and

a control unit,

wherein the control unit

determines a period to cause the first conversion element to perform an accumulation operation in accordance with the irradiation information,

determines a correction amount corresponding to the period based on the correction data, and

generates a radiation image signal by correcting a signal output from the first conversion element in accordance with the correction amount after the radiation irradiation.

2. The radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the correction data includes a plurality of correction coefficients, and

the control unit selects, as the correction amount, one correction coefficient corresponding to the period from the plurality of correction coefficients.

3. The radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the correction data includes a plurality of correction coefficients, and

the control unit generates, in accordance with the period, the correction amount from not less than one correction coefficient of the plurality of correction coefficients.

4. The radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the correction data includes a correction coefficient, and

the control unit generates, in accordance with the period, the correction amount from the correction coefficient.

5. The radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the irradiation information includes radiation irradiation start information, and

the control unit causes the first conversion element to start the accumulation operation in accordance with the radiation irradiation start information.

6. The radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the control unit obtains the radiation irradiation start information based on a signal output from the second conversion element.

7. The radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the control unit resets the first conversion element before obtaining the radiation irradiation start information.

8. The radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the irradiation information includes information of a dose of incident radiation based on the signal output from the second conversion element, and

the control unit obtains an accumulated value of the dose, outputs a signal to stop radiation exposure in accordance with the accumulated value reaching a predetermined threshold, and also causes the first conversion element to output a signal.

9. The radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the irradiation information includes radiation irradiation end information, and

the control unit causes the first conversion element to output the signal in accordance with the radiation irradiation end information.

10. The radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the control unit obtains the radiation irradiation end information based on a signal output from the second conversion element.

11. The radiation imaging apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the control unit

determines a radiation irradiation time based on the correction data, and

outputs, after obtaining the radiation irradiation start information, a signal to stop radiation exposure in accordance with the radiation irradiation time and also causes the first conversion element to output a signal.

12. A radiation imaging system comprising:

a radiation imaging apparatus according to the claim 1 ; and

a signal processing unit configured to process a signal from the radiation imaging apparatus.

13. A control method of a radiation imaging apparatus comprising an imaging region in which a plurality of conversion elements are arranged, wherein the plurality of conversion elements includes a first conversion element configured to obtain a radiation image and a second conversion element configured to obtain irradiation information of incident radiation during radiation irradiation, and a storage unit configured to store correction data for correcting a signal output from the first conversion element, the method comprises:

determining a period to cause the first conversion element to perform an accumulation operation in accordance with the irradiation information;

determining a correction amount corresponding to the period based on the correction data; and

generating a radiation image signal by correcting a signal output from the first conversion element in accordance with the correction amount after the radiation irradiation.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for controlling a radiation imaging apparatus comprising an imaging region in which a plurality of conversion elements are arranged, wherein the plurality of conversion elements includes a first conversion element configured to obtain a radiation image and a second conversion element configured to obtain irradiation information of incident radiation during radiation irradiation, and a storage unit configured to store correction data for correcting a signal output from the first conversion element, the method comprises:

determining a period to cause the first conversion element to perform an accumulation operation in accordance with the irradiation information;

determining a correction amount corresponding to the period based on the correction data; and

generating a radiation image signal by correcting a signal output from the first conversion element in accordance with the correction amount after the radiation irradiation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2019
From: WATANABE, MINORU; FUJIYOSHI, KENTARO; SATO, SHO
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 050634/0188 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-075447 · Apr 5, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2018005055 · Feb 14, 2018
Related Publication 20200008766A1 · Jan 9, 2020
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