A method and apparatus for processing signals output from an array of
X-ray radiation detectors which receive X-ray radiation emanating from an
object irradiated by a source beam of X-ray radiation, to thereby produce
an visual image of internal object features, utilizes repetitive sampling
P times and digital accumulation of signals output from each detector to
increase signal-to-noise ratio of the images by the factor 1/ P. In a
basic embodiment, each of the N detectors in a linear detector array is
sampled P times. In another embodiment, artifacts resulting from decay of
detector pre-amplifier output voltages on capacitors of low-pass filter
circuits, referred to as pseudo-integrators, are reduced by sequentially
sampling and accumulating each of N detector amplifier output voltages P
times in turn, and repeating the sampling and accumulating sequence Q
times, thereby reducing variations in the P.times.Q accumulated values
between the first and last detector channels of an N detector array.