System and method for regulating data acquistion
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsNaresh Kesavan Rao, Richard Gordon Cronce, German Guillermo Vera, Jianjun Guo
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Abstract
A method for regulating the acquisition of an analog input signal from a digital X-ray panel is provided. The method includes opening a switch disposed between an integrator and the digital X-ray panel prior to an integrator event or upon detection of a fault in the digital X-ray panel to decouple the integrator from the digital X-ray panel, wherein the integrator is configured to integrate the analog input signal from the digital X-ray panel. Also, a system for data acquisition is provided. Further, a method for fault protection of the digital X-ray panel is provided.
Claims25
A method for regulating the acquisition of an analog input signal from a digital X-ray panel, comprising:
- opening a switch disposed between an integrator and the digital X-ray panel prior to an integrator event or upon detection of a fault in the digital X-ray panel to decouple the integrator from the digital X-ray panel, wherein the integrator is configured to integrate the analog input signal from the digital X-ray panel.
A digital acquisition system, comprising:
- a digital X-ray panel configured to acquire X-ray image data, wherein the digital X-ray panel comprises a plurality of pixels configured to store a charge;
- for each pixel, an integrator configured to integrate an analog input signal representative of the charge stored on the respective individual pixel;
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- for each integrator, a switch disposed between the respective integrator and the digital X-ray panel, wherein the switch is configured to open to decouple the respective integrator from the digital X-ray panel prior to reset of the respective integrator or upon detection of a fault in the digital X-ray panel.
A method for fault protection of a digital X-ray panel, comprising:
- detecting a fault in a data line of the digital X-ray panel;
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- opening a switch disposed between an integrator and the digital X-ray panel to decouple the integrator from the digital X-ray panel, wherein the integrator is configured to integrate the analog input signal from the digital X-ray panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.