SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCED SIZE DETECTOR ELECTRONICS
First Claim
1. A radiation detector processing assembly comprising at least one application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), the radiation detector processing assembly comprising:
- plural input channels, each input channel configured to receive an input corresponding to a detection event from a pixel of a pixelated detector;
a common readout operably coupled to the plural input channels, the common readout configured to receive a corresponding output signal from each input channel, each corresponding output signal having a unique address identifying the corresponding input channel; and
a readout channel configured to receive a corresponding readout output from the common readout, the readout output comprising output signals from a corresponding group of input channels.
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Abstract
A radiation detector processing assembly is provided including at least one application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The radiation detector processing assembly includes plural input channels, a common readout, and a readout channel. Each input channel is configured to receive an input corresponding to a detection event from a pixel of a pixelated detector. The common readout is operably coupled to the plural input channels, and is configured to receive a corresponding output signal from each input channel. Each corresponding output signal has a unique address identifying the corresponding input channel. The readout channel is configured to receive a corresponding readout output from the common readout. The readout output includes output signals from a corresponding group of input channels.
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20 Claims
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1. A radiation detector processing assembly comprising at least one application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), the radiation detector processing assembly comprising:
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plural input channels, each input channel configured to receive an input corresponding to a detection event from a pixel of a pixelated detector; a common readout operably coupled to the plural input channels, the common readout configured to receive a corresponding output signal from each input channel, each corresponding output signal having a unique address identifying the corresponding input channel; and a readout channel configured to receive a corresponding readout output from the common readout, the readout output comprising output signals from a corresponding group of input channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A radiation detector assembly comprising:
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a pixelated detector having a surface; plural pixelated anodes disposed on the surface, each pixelated anode configured to generate a signal responsive to reception of a photon by the pixelated anode; and a radiation detector processing assembly comprising at least one application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), the radiation detector processing assembly comprising; plural input channels, each input channel operably coupled to a corresponding pixelated anode of the pixelated detector and configured to receive an input corresponding to a detection event from the corresponding pixelated anode; a common readout operably coupled to the plural input channels, the common readout configured to receive a corresponding output signal from each input channel, each corresponding output signal having a unique address identifying the corresponding input channel; and a readout channel configured to receive a corresponding readout output from the common readout, the readout output comprising output signals from a corresponding group of input channels. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of providing a radiation detector assembly comprising:
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providing a pixelated detector having a surface and plural pixelated anodes disposed on the surface, each pixelated anode configured to generate a signal responsive to reception of a photon by the pixelated anode; operably coupling the pixelated detector to a radiation detector processing assembly comprising at least one application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), wherein each pixelated anode of the pixelated detector is communicably coupled with a corresponding input channel of the radiation detector processing assembly, each input channel configured to receive an input corresponding to a detection event from the corresponding pixelated anode of the pixelated detector; communicably coupling a common readout to the plural input channels, the common readout configured to receive a corresponding output signal from each input channel, each corresponding output signal having a unique address identifying the corresponding input channel; and communicably coupling a readout channel to the common readout, the readout channel configured to receive a corresponding readout output from the common readout, the readout output comprising output signals from a corresponding group of input channels. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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