Detection Technology launches x-ray detector

Detection Technology has expanded into the digital radiography (DR) market with the launch of a new detector line based on complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology.

Detection Technology's new x-ray flat-panel detector, X-Panel. Image courtesy of Detection Technology. The new line is called X-Panel, with the first offering being X-Panel 1511, a DR detector with an active area of 15 x 11 cm. X-Panel comes with a frame rate of up to 94 frames per second (fps) in full size and full resolution, which reduces the influence of motion blur. It can also acquire images at around 1,000 fps in a specific panoramic mode. X-Panel is powered by a 16-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC).

The system will help specifically with dental conebeam CT (CBCT) and panoramic x-rays, according to the firm.

X-Panel also provides a data buffer that can be used in a scan-to-buffer mode to store up to 500 frames. The panel has a pixel size of 100 µm and is designed for an x-ray range of 40 kVp to 125 kVp. It has a gigabit Ethernet interface and a software development kit.