Patent ID: 9270904
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A61B,H04N,H05G

Claim Text:
1. An X-ray imaging system comprising: an X-ray radiation source; a source controller coupled to the source and configured to command emission of X-rays for image exposures; and a digital X-ray detector configured to acquire X-ray image data without communication from the source controller, wherein the digital X-ray detector comprises a photovoltaic device, a detector array having a plurality of pixels, a motherboard, and a panel support, the photovoltaic device being disposed between the detector array and the panel support, and the panel support being disposed between the photovoltaic device and the motherboard, and wherein the digital X-ray detector is configured to determine one or more of a beginning, end, or duration of an image exposure via the photovoltaic device.