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US 2006/0138334 A1Published application
Radiation detecting apparatus and method of driving the same
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorChiori Mochizuki
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Abstract
A radiation detecting apparatus including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a conversion element configured to convert radiation into an electric signal, a resetting element configured to reset the conversion element by applying a predetermined voltage to the conversion element, and a signal transfer element connected to the conversion element. The signal transfer element and the resetting element are connected to the same electrode of the conversion element.
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A radiation detecting apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of pixels, each pixel including (i) a conversion element configured to convert radiation into an electric signal, (ii) a resetting element configured to reset said conversion element by applying a voltage to said conversion element, and (iii) a signal transfer element connected to said conversion element,
- wherein said conversion element has a first electrode and a second electrode, and has a semiconductor layer arranged between said first electrode and said second electrode,
- said signal transfer element and said resetting element are connected to the first electrode of said conversion element,
- the pixels are arranged in an array having rows, and the transfer elements of pixels in a specific row are connected to a specific driving line, and resetting elements of pixels in a previous row are connected to said driving line, and
- a plurality of the resetting elements are connected to respective common driving lines.
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A radiation detecting apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of pixels on an insulating substrate, each pixel including (i) a conversion element configured to convert radiation into an electric signal, (ii) a resetting clement configured to reset said conversion element by applying a voltage to said conversion element, and (iii) a signal transfer element connected to said conversion element,
- wherein said conversion element has a first electrode and a second electrode, and has a semiconductor layer arranged between said first electrode and said second electrode,
- said signal transfer element and said resetting element are connected to the first electrode of said conversion element, and
- a plurality of the resetting elements are connected to respective common driving lines.
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