IMAGE SENSORS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20240064407A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-22

    申请号:US18380896

    申请日:2023-10-17

    CPC classification number: H04N23/698 G06T3/4038 H04N23/695

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of using an image sensor comprising N sensing areas for capturing images of a scene, the N sensing areas being physically separate from each other, the method comprising: for i=1, . . . , P, and j=1, . . . , Q(i), positioning the image sensor at a location (i, j) and capturing a partial image (i, j) of the scene using the image sensor while the image sensor is at the location (i, j), thereby capturing in total R partial images, wherein R is the sum of Q(i), i=1, . . . , P, wherein P>1, wherein Q(i), i=1, . . . , P are positive integers and are not all 1, wherein for i=1, . . . , P, a location group (i) comprises the locations (i, j), j=1, . . . , Q(i), and wherein a minimum distance between 2 locations of 2 different location groups is substantially larger than a maximum distance between two locations of a same location group; and determining a combined image of the scene based on the R partial images.

    IMAGING METHOD USING SEMICONDUCTOR RADIATION DETECTOR

    公开(公告)号:US20240045086A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-08

    申请号:US18382658

    申请日:2023-10-23

    CPC classification number: G01T1/243 A61B6/504

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method comprising emitting particles of radiation from a first position on a radiation source toward a scene; capturing a first partial image of the scene by an image sensor using the particles of radiation from only the first position; emitting particles of radiation from a second position on the radiation source toward the scene, the second position being different from the first position relative to the scene; capturing a second partial image of the scene by the image sensor using the particles of radiation from only the second position; forming an image of the scene by stitching the partial images; wherein the image sensor has dead zones among radiation detectors arranged in strips; wherein a portion of the scene in the first partial image is formed by the particles of radiation from only the first position falls on the dead zones of the image sensor.

    IMAGING METHODS USING AN IMAGE SENSOR WITH MULTIPLE RADIATION DETECTORS

    公开(公告)号:US20240003830A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US18368059

    申请日:2023-09-14

    CPC classification number: G01T1/2992 G01T1/2978 G01T1/2971

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method, comprising: capturing portion images of scene portions (i), i=1, . . . , N of a scene with radiation detectors of an image sensor. For i=1, . . . , N, Qi portion images of the scene portion (i) are respectively captured by Qi radiation detectors of the P radiation detectors, Qi being an integer greater than 1. The Qi portion images are of the portion images. The method further includes, for i=1, . . . , N, generating an enhanced portion image (i) from the Qi portion images of the scene portion (i). Generating the enhanced portion image (i) is based on positions and orientations of the Qi radiation detectors with respect to the image sensor and displacements between Qi imaging positions of the scene with respect to the image sensor. The scene is at the Qi imaging positions when the Qi radiation detectors respectively capture the Qi portion images.

    IMAGING SYSTEMS USING X-RAY FLUORESCENCE

    公开(公告)号:US20230027440A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17382628

    申请日:2021-07-22

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method, comprising: causing emission of characteristic X-rays of a chemical element in an object by directing radiation to the object; capturing images of the object using the radiation that has transmitted through the object; capturing images of the chemical element in the object using the characteristic X-rays; reconstructing a three-dimensional image of the object based on the images of the object; determining a three-dimensional distribution of the chemical element in the object based on the images of the chemical element; and superposing the three-dimensional image of the object and the three-dimensional distribution of the chemical element in the object to form a superposed image of the object. The radiation directed to the object comes from multiple radiation sources. The images are captured with multiple image sensors. The radiation sources and the image sensors are stationary with respect to the object.

    IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220365231A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-17

    申请号:US17859375

    申请日:2022-07-07

    Inventor: Peiyan CAO

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method, comprising: for i=1, . . . , N, exposing a pixel (i) of a same radiation detector to a radiation (i) thereby causing an apparent signal (i) in the pixel (i), wherein the pixel (i) is at a temperature (i) at the time the pixel (i) is exposed to the radiation (i); for i=1, . . . , N, determining the temperature (i) of the pixel (i); and for i=1, . . . , N, determining an actual value (i) of a same radiation characteristic of the radiation (i) based on the apparent signal (i) and the temperature (i), wherein N is a positive integer. The radiation characteristic may be radiation intensity, radiation phase, or radiation polarization.

    Packaging of Semiconductor X-Ray Detectors

    公开(公告)号:US20220268949A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-25

    申请号:US17736436

    申请日:2022-05-04

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus suitable for detecting x-ray, comprising: an X-ray absorption layer configured to generate an electrical signal from an X-ray photon incident on the X-ray absorption layer; an electronics layer comprising an electronics system configured to process or interpret the electrical signal; and an interposer chip embedded in a board of an electrically insulating material; wherein the X-ray absorption layer is bonded to the electronics layer; wherein the electronics layer is bonded to the interposer chip.

    RADIATION DETECTOR WITH QUANTUM DOT SCINTILLATORS

    公开(公告)号:US20220128715A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17571727

    申请日:2022-01-10

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method comprising: forming one or more blobs within a footprint of a pixel of a photodetector; wherein the blobs comprise quantum dots configured to emit a pulse of visible light upon absorbing a particle of radiation; wherein the pixel is configured to detect the pulse of visible light. Also disclosed herein is a radiation detector, comprising: an array of discrete blobs with quantum dots configured to emit a pulse of visible light upon absorbing a particle of radiation; an electronic system configured to detect the particle of radiation by detecting the pulse of visible light.

    IMAGE SENSOR HAVING A CALIBRATION PATTERN

    公开(公告)号:US20210407133A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-30

    申请号:US17471595

    申请日:2021-09-10

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image sensor with two radiation detectors, each having a planar surface for receiving radiation; and a calibration pattern. The planar surfaces of the radiation detectors are not coplanar. The image sensor can capture images of two portions of the calibration pattern, respectively using the radiation detectors. The image sensor can determine two transformations for the radiation detectors based on the images of the portions of the calibration pattern, respectively. The image sensor can capture images of two portions of a scene, respectively using the radiation detectors, determine projections of the images of the portions of the scene onto an image plane using the transformations, respectively, and form an image of the scene by stitching the projections.

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