X-ray detector with improved quantum efficiency

A radiography examination apparatus, comprising:

• an integration component configured to integrate electrical charge produced by an indirect conversion detector array during a specified time interval to generate a signal;
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• a trigger component configured to specify a start time of the integration, the trigger component configured to trigger the integration component to start the integration during a resting period between pulses of radiation during an examination operation.

A method, comprising:

• integrating electrical charges produced by a photodiode of an indirect conversion detector array, the integrated electrical charges being produced between time “m” and time “n,” wherein time “m” is a time after which a first pulse is emitted from a radiation source during an examination operation, and time “n” is a time before a second pulse, subsequent to the first pulse, is emitted during the examination operation.