Configurable AEC sensor for an X-ray system
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1. An apparatus for sensing a level of ionizing radiation directed through a subject and toward an imaging detector, the apparatus comprising:
- a panel having a set comprising a two-dimensional array of sensor elements disposed relative to the subject and the imaging detector, wherein each sensor element in the set is individually addressable for providing an indicator signal corresponding to the amount of ionizing radiation received;
a control circuit that is in communication with the two-dimensional array of sensor elements and that is responsive to entered instructions;
to define one or more composite radiation measurement regions along the panel, wherein each of the one or more composite radiation measurement regions is formed as a proper subset of the set of sensor elements and has two or more sensor elements and has a boundary with respect to the panel;
to adjust the boundary of the one or more composite radiation measurement regions within the panel by changing the corresponding proper subset; and
to collect the indicator signals from sensor elements in the one or more composite radiation measurement regions and to form an output signal according to the collected indicator signals; and
a transmission channel that is in communication with the control circuit and that is energizable to transmit the output signal.
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Abstract
A method for sensing a level of ionizing radiation directed from a radiation source through a subject and toward an imaging detector, the method executed at least in part by a logic processor, obtains positional coordinate data that is indicative of at least a portion of the subject to be exposed to radiation and that defines a radiation measurement area relative to the subject. The method assigns one or more sensing elements to sense radiation within the radiation measurement area. A measurement signal is acquired from each of one or more assigned sensing elements.
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1. An apparatus for sensing a level of ionizing radiation directed through a subject and toward an imaging detector, the apparatus comprising:
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a panel having a set comprising a two-dimensional array of sensor elements disposed relative to the subject and the imaging detector, wherein each sensor element in the set is individually addressable for providing an indicator signal corresponding to the amount of ionizing radiation received; a control circuit that is in communication with the two-dimensional array of sensor elements and that is responsive to entered instructions; to define one or more composite radiation measurement regions along the panel, wherein each of the one or more composite radiation measurement regions is formed as a proper subset of the set of sensor elements and has two or more sensor elements and has a boundary with respect to the panel; to adjust the boundary of the one or more composite radiation measurement regions within the panel by changing the corresponding proper subset; and to collect the indicator signals from sensor elements in the one or more composite radiation measurement regions and to form an output signal according to the collected indicator signals; and a transmission channel that is in communication with the control circuit and that is energizable to transmit the output signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for sensing a level of ionizing radiation directed through a subject and toward an imaging detector, the method comprising:
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providing a panel for placement between a subject and an image-forming detector, the panel having a set comprising a two-dimensional array of sensor elements, wherein each sensor element in the set is individually addressable for providing an indicator signal corresponding to the amount of ionizing radiation that has been received; accepting entered instructions to define one or more composite radiation measurement regions along the panel, wherein each of the one or more composite radiation measurement regions is formed as a proper subset of the set of sensor elements and has two or more sensor elements and has a boundary at a position within the panel; redefining the boundary of the one or more composite radiation measurement regions within the panel to change the proper subset of the set of sensor elements according to one or more entered instructions; collecting the indicator signals from each of the sensor elements in the one or more composite radiation measurement regions and forming an output signal according to the collected indicator signals; and transmitting the output signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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