Method and apparatus for acquiring a series of images utilizing a solid state detector with alternating scan lines

An x-ray system utilized to produce an image, the system comprising:

• an x-ray source for generating x-rays;
• a detector comprising detector elements arranged in rows and columns, said detector elements storing charge representative of an x-ray level;
• first and second sets of sensing circuits reading said charge from first and second sets of said detector elements, respectively;
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• first and second sets of scan lines comprising groups including at least one consecutive scan line connecting to each said detector element in one of said rows and columns, said first and second sets of scan lines connecting to said first and second sets of detector elements, respectively, said groups included in said first set of scan lines being adjacent to and alternating with groups included in said second set of scan lines.

A method for acquiring x-ray data within a region of interest, the method comprising:

• defining a region of interest in an x-ray detector comprising detector elements connecting to data and scan lines, said data and scan lines being perpendicular to each other and each crossing one dimension of the x-ray detector, said scan lines forming first and second sets of scan lines read by first and second sensing circuits, respectively, said groups comprising at least one consecutive scan line, said groups included in said first set of scan lines being adjacent to and alternating with said groups included in said second set of scan lines;
• exposing the x-ray detector to a radiation source;
• after the x-ray detector is exposed, simultaneously reading levels of charge stored by said detector elements included in a first group included in said first set of scan lines and a second group included in said second set of scan lines with first and second sensing circuits, respectively, said first and second groups of scan lines being included in said region of interest;
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• simultaneously reading said levels of charge stored by said detector elements included in a third group included in said first set of scan lines and a fourth group included in said second set of scan lines with first and second sensing circuits, respectively, said third and fourth groups being included in said region of interest.