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US 12,642,500 B2Granted
Non-destructive x-ray imaging detector utilizing artificial intelligence to optimize system efficiency
AssigneeX-Scan Imaging Corporation
InventorsRandall Arthur, Anthony E. Dimalanta, Nguyen Phuoc Luu, Paul R. Overmyer, Chinlee Wang
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Abstract
A high-energy x-ray camera with radiation-hardened fiber optic faceplate to protect its sensor chip from radiation damage, a field-replaceable scintillator which degrades under radiation. A signal and SNR monitoring system and method to optimize the scintillator replacement schedule.
Claims10
A non-destructive x-ray imaging detection system, comprising:
- an x-ray source;
- an x-ray sensor;
- a fiber optic faceplate (FOP) to protect the sensor;
- and
- a field-replaceable scintillator;
- and
- a data collection and storage device that monitors an open-air signal of the imaging detection system and a signal to noise ratio (SNR) of the imaging detection system at multiple times;
- wherein;
- a first one of the open-air signals of the imaging detection system and a first one of the SNR of the imaging detection system are compared to successive ones of the open-air signals and SNR to indicate degradation of the field-replaceable scintillator as compared to the x-ray source, thereby providing the user of the imaging detection system an indicator of which element of the system, the field-replaceable scintillator or the x-ray source, needs to be replaced.
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