Patent ID: 11872068
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 16:
17. An X-ray imaging apparatus comprising:
a pulsed X-ray source having a control signal;
a time-sensitive X-ray detector having a time-dependent X-ray photon detection signal output;
a processor, connected to said control signal and said time-dependent X-ray photon detection signal output, having an output for providing, when in use, a measure of ballistic photons with a reduction in a measurement of scattered photons received by said time-sensitive detector; and
wherein said time-sensitive X-ray detector is arranged with respect to said pulsed X-ray source so as to provide a different time of flight for said ballistic photons as a function of a pixel location within said time-sensitive X-ray detector, wherein said processor provides said measure of ballistic photons with said reduction in the measurement of scattered photons received by said time-sensitive detector using different timing as a function of location of said pixels.