High-resolution digital x-ray imaging with solid state linear detectors

Bernard Munier; Pascal Prieur-Drevon; G. Roziere; Jean Chabbal

doi:10.1117/12.59388

1 June 1992 High-resolution digital x-ray imaging with solid state linear detectors

Bernard Munier, Pascal Prieur-Drevon, G. Roziere, Jean Chabbal

Proceedings Volume 1651, Medical Imaging VI: Instrumentation; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59388
Event: Medical Imaging VI, 1992, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

Solid state x-ray detectors produce high resolution medical images when scanning the patient with a narrow x-ray beam. The x-ray detection is achieved by a silicon photodiode array coated by a scintillating material. Signal is multiplexed and converted into a 12-bit coded digital signal. This technology provides several key advantages for imaging systems: very wide image dynamic range, high resolution, good linearity, no geometrical distortion. The output signal is digital and can be directly acquired by digital processing systems. Major performance in medical imaging applications is given. They fit the requirements of medical systems in several applications fields. The application in panoramic dental x-ray imaging is briefly described.

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Bernard Munier, Pascal Prieur-Drevon, G. Roziere, and Jean Chabbal "High-resolution digital x-ray imaging with solid state linear detectors", Proc. SPIE 1651, Medical Imaging VI: Instrumentation, (1 June 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59388

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