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20120074332 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE DETECTOR - A flat panel detector (FPD) includes an imaging panel having pixels arranged in a matrix, a gate driver for turning thin film transistors (TFTs) of the pixels ON and OFF, a radiation detecting section for detecting the start of x-ray radiation from the x-ray source, and a controller. The controller controls the gate driver to turn the TFTs ON periodically to reset dark charges of the pixels. Before starting a charge accumulating operation for accumulating signal charges for imaging, the controller controls the gate driver to turn the TFTs OFF so that the radiation detecting section may detect the start of x-ray radiation on the basis of charge leaks from the pixels. When the start of x-ray radiation is detected, the controller starts the charge accumulating operation while keeping the TFTs in the OFF condition. Thereafter, the TFTs are turned ON to read out the accumulated signal charges. | 03-29-2012 |
20120199751 | RADIATION IMAGE DETECTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING START OF IRRADIATION - An FPD has plural pixels arranged in two dimensions. The pixels include a short pixel directly connected to a signal line, and a comparative pixel connected to another signal line through a TFT. In irradiation detecting operation, a control section monitors a voltage signal from the short pixel. When the voltage signal is a predetermined threshold value or more, the control section detects the start of X-ray irradiation, and provisionally starts charge accumulation operation. Then, the control section calculates the difference in the voltage signal between the short pixel and the comparative pixel. When this difference is another threshold value or more, the detection of the start of X-ray irradiation is judged to be valid. When the difference is less than the threshold value, the detection is judged to be misdetection caused by shock noise. The charge accumulation operation is aborted, and the irradiation detecting operation is restarted. | 08-09-2012 |
20120201357 | RADIATION IMAGE DETECTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING START OF IRRADIATION - An FPD, being offline from an X-ray source, detects X-ray irradiation from the X-ray source to detect an X-ray image. The FPD includes pixels arranged in two dimensions, scan lines corresponding to respective rows of the pixels, signal lines corresponding to respective columns of the pixels, and switching elements provided to the respective pixels to allow performing accumulation operation or readout operation. At least one of the pixels is used as a detection pixel to detect a start of the X-ray irradiation. First and second voltage signals are obtained successively through the signal line to which the detection pixel is connected. The start of the X-ray irradiation is judged based on a difference between the first and second voltage signals. | 08-09-2012 |
20130136234 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE DETECTOR AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREFOR - A flat panel detector has pixels for obtaining image signals and detective pixels for detecting the amount of incident x-rays. A signal processing circuit is of a pipeline-type, wherein first and second buffer memories are connected to the output of an A/D converter. In a dose detecting operation, the signal processing circuit repeats primary cycles alternately with secondary cycles of a shorter length than the primary cycles. In the primary cycle, a dose detection signal based on electric charges from the detective pixels is input in the first buffer memory and, simultaneously, a dummy signal is output from the second buffer memory. In secondary cycle, the dose detection signal is output from the first buffer memory and, simultaneously, a second dummy signal is input in the second buffer memory. On the basis of the dose detection signals, a start-of-radiation detector detects the start of x-ray radiation. | 05-30-2013 |
20140205066 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND RADIATION IMAGE DETECTING DEVICE - A measurement area selection circuit has an irradiation field determination unit, an object area determination unit, and a measurement area determination unit. The irradiation field determination unit determines an irradiation field of an imaging surface of an FPD. The object area determination unit determines an object area from a comparison result between a first expected received dose of a directly exposed area and dose detection signals of detection pixels situated in the irradiation field. The measurement area determination unit determines a measurement area, which corresponds to a region of interest, from a comparison result between a second expected received dose of the measurement area and the dose detection signals of the detection pixels situated in the irradiation area and the object area. The dose detection signals of the detection pixels situated in the measurement area are used for AEC. | 07-24-2014 |
20140291541 | RADIATION IMAGE DETECTING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - Binning readout reads out electric charge accumulated in pixels to signal lines in blocks of a plurality of adjoining pixel-rows. A correction image generator of a line defect corrector scales up an image size of a reference frame image RP outputted by the binning readout and corrects pixel values of the reference frame image RP, to produce a correction image RPC to be used for correction of a line defect occurring in an X-ray image XP. The scale-up is performed by applying row interpolation processing to the reference frame image RP. The correction of the pixel values is performed by multiplying the reference frame image RP after being subjected to the row interpolation processing by a correction coefficient. An adder adds the correction image RPC to the X-ray image XP, and produces an X-ray image XPC in which the line defect is corrected. | 10-02-2014 |
20150301200 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE DETECTOR - A flat panel detector (FPD) includes an imaging panel having pixels arranged in a matrix, a gate driver for turning thin film transistors (TFTs) of the pixels ON and OFF, a radiation detecting section for detecting the start of x-ray radiation from the x-ray source, and a controller. The controller controls the gate driver to turn the TFTs ON periodically to reset dark charges of the pixels. Before starting a charge accumulating operation for accumulating signal charges for imaging, the controller controls the gate driver to turn the TFTs OFF so that the radiation detecting section may detect the start of x-ray radiation on the basis of charge leaks from the pixels. When the start of x-ray radiation is detected, the controller starts the charge accumulating operation while keeping the TFTs in the OFF condition. Thereafter, the TFTs are turned ON to read out the accumulated signal charges. | 10-22-2015 |
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20130052666 | ANTIBODY AGAINST HUMAN TSH AND CANINE TSH - It is an object of the present invention to provide an antibody that recognizes a canine TSH and binds thereto, without obtaining a large amount of canine TSH antigen. The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody produced by a hybridoma having Accession No. FERM BP-11490. | 02-28-2013 |
20130078738 | METHOD FOR MEASURING SUBSTANCE TO BE MEASURED USING FLUORESCENT PARTICLES, TEST SUBSANCE MEASUREMENT CHIP, AND TEST SUBSANCE MEASUREMENT KIT - A method for measuring a test substance including (1) reacting fluorescent particles and a test substance by bringing the test substance and the fluorescent particles into contact with a test area and a control area present on a substrate, (2) removing the unreacted fluorescent particles, (3) measuring the fluorescence of the fluorescent particles of the test area and the control area, and (4) correcting a fluorescence signal value in the test area using a fluorescence signal value in the control area, wherein the fluorescent particles are binding substance-labeling fluorescent particles in which one or more of a first binding substance which can bind to the test substance, and a third binding substance which can bind to a second binding substance and which does not bind to the test substance are bound, and the second binding substance which can bind to the first binding substance is immobilized on the control area. | 03-28-2013 |
20130078739 | CORTISOL IMMUNOASSAY USING FLUORESCENT PARTICLES - Provided are a base plate and a method for cortisol immunoassay, which enable immunoassay of cortisol with high sensitivity particularly in a clinically significant cortisol concentration range (that is, 1 μg/dL to 30 μg/dL). A base plate for cortisol immunoassay which has a cortisol albumin conjugate having a cortisol/albumin ratio of from 12 to 20 immobilized thereon is disclosed. | 03-28-2013 |