Method of event detection for intraoral image sensor
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1. A method of determining that radiation is incident upon a radiation sensitive sensor comprising a plurality of radiation sensitive pixels, said method comprising the steps of monitoring an amount of current drawn by the plurality of radiation sensitive pixels;
- generating a signal indicating a presence of incident radiation when the amount of current drawn by the plurality of radiation sensitive pixels exceeds a predetermined amount.
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Abstract
A method of determining that radiation is incident upon a radiation sensor comprising a plurality of radiation sensitive pixels includes the steps of monitoring an amount of current drawn by the pixels, and generating a signal indicating a presence of incident radiation which the amount of current exceeds a predetermined amount.
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1. A method of determining that radiation is incident upon a radiation sensitive sensor comprising a plurality of radiation sensitive pixels, said method comprising the steps of
monitoring an amount of current drawn by the plurality of radiation sensitive pixels; generating a signal indicating a presence of incident radiation when the amount of current drawn by the plurality of radiation sensitive pixels exceeds a predetermined amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A radiation sensitive sensor, comprising
a plurality of radiation sensitive pixels; an event detection circuit that determines that radiation is incident upon said plurality of pixels based upon an amount of electrical current drawn by said plurality of pixels. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A radiation sensitive sensor comprising:
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means for generating an amount of electrical charge corresponding to an intensity of radiation incident on said sensor;
means for determining that radiation is incident on said generating means based upon an amount of electrical current drawn by said generating means. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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