Patent ID: 6844898

Claim:
An image detector comprising: a sensor matrix which includes: a plurality of sensor elements for converting radiation into electrical charges; several line conductors; separate sensor elements being coupled to at least one of the line conductors; and the sensor elements being arranged in columns and rows, wherein separate groups of sensor elements in one column and/or in one row of the matrix are coupled to different line conductors, and at least one line conductor is coupled to sensor elements of at least two columns or of at least two rows, the line conductors including addressing lines and read lines, wherein in individual columns alternate sensor elements are coupled to the same read line, further comprising at least two read lines for detecting the electrical charges, separate sensor elements being coupled to at least one of the read lines, wherein sensor elements in individual columns are grouped in at least two column-groups of sensor elements and the sensor elements of the different groups in individual columns are coupled to different read lines, and wherein sensor elements in individual rows are arranged in several row-groups of at least two sensor elements, and in individual rows the sensor elements within one row-group are coupled to the same read-line.