Filters
Results 1 - 1 of 1
Results 1 - 1 of 1.
Search took: 0.025 seconds
AbstractAbstract
[en] Diagnostic digital fluoroscopic applications continuously expose patients to low doses of x-ray radiation, posing a challenge to both the digital imaging pixel and readout electronics when amplifying small signal x-ray inputs. Traditional switch-based amorphous silicon imaging solutions, for instance, have produced poor signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) at low exposure levels owing to noise sources from the pixel readout circuitry. Current-mediated amorphous silicon pixels are an improvement over conventional pixel amplifiers with an enhanced SNR across the same low-exposure range, but whose output also becomes nonlinear with increasing dosage. A low-noise SNR enhancing readout circuit has been developed that enhances the charge gain of the current-mediated active pixel sensor (C-APS). The solution takes advantage of the current-mediated approach, primarily integrating the signal input at the desired frequency necessary for large-area imaging, while adding minimal noise to the signal readout. Experimental data indicates that the readout circuit can detect pixel outputs over a large bandwidth suitable for real-time digital diagnostic x-ray fluoroscopy. Results from hardware testing indicate that the minimum achievable C-APS output current that can be discerned at the digital fluoroscopic output from the enhanced SNR readout circuit is 0.341 nA. The results serve to highlight the applicability of amorphous silicon current-mediated pixel amplifiers for large-area flat panel x-ray imagers
Primary Subject
Secondary Subject
Source
(c) 2006 American Vacuum Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Record Type
Journal Article
Journal
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. A, International Journal Devoted to Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films; ISSN 1553-1813; ; v. 24(3); p. 770-773
Country of publication
Reference NumberReference Number
INIS VolumeINIS Volume
INIS IssueINIS Issue