Radiation detector and radiation detection system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMASATO AIHARA
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMASATO AIHARA
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A radiation detector including pixels outputting pixel signals and an AD converter AD-converting the pixel signals is provided. The AD converter includes a comparator comparing the pixel signal with a threshold and operates in a plurality of modes. The modes include a mode of performing AD conversion by using a first reference signal in a case where the pixel signal is smaller than the threshold and performing AD conversion by using a second reference signal in a case where the pixel signal is larger than the threshold. The first reference signal temporal changes in a first voltage range, the second reference signal temporal changes in a second voltage range, an upper limit of the first voltage range is smaller than a lower limit of the second voltage range, and the signal threshold is set between the upper limit and the lower limit.
A radiation detector comprising a plurality of pixels configured to output pixel signals in accordance with incident radiation and an A/D converter configured to A/D-convert the pixel signals,
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