Device and method for time-delayed integration on an X-ray detector composed of a plurality of detector modules

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This patent describes an X-ray detector system that uses multiple overlapping detector modules to capture images of moving objects. Each module performs time-delayed integration (TDI) to improve image quality, and an evaluation unit combines measurements from the overlapping areas for more accurate results.

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• Medical imaging systems for scanning moving patients or body parts (e.g., CT scanners).
• Industrial inspection of moving objects on conveyor belts (e.g., quality control in manufacturing lines).
• Security screening of baggage and parcels that move through X-ray scanners.
• Scientific research requiring imaging of dynamic or moving samples.

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• Enables high-quality X-ray imaging of moving objects by correcting for motion blur.
• Improves measurement accuracy in overlapping detector areas by combining data from multiple modules.
• Allows for larger and more flexible X-ray detector arrays due to the modular design.
• Supports higher throughput in applications where objects are continuously moving.

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An X-ray detector for recording an image of an object that is moving relative to the detector includes a plurality of detector modules which are adjacently disposed so that they partially overlap. Using the detector modules, a TDI (Time Delayed Integration) is performed within each detector module. Subsequently an evaluation unit determines corrected measurement values of an overlap region by adding the measured values from the individual detector modules in the overlap region.