Varian Medical Systems and the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), both of Palo Alto, CA, have been awarded a $5.9 million grant to develop x-ray inspection technology for cargo screening at airports and seaports. The grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce as part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Advanced Technology Program.
Scientists at the two institutions, which have successfully collaborated in the past to develop flat-panel x-ray detectors for medical applications, will work to develop large-area, high-resolution digital x-ray sensor arrays for cone-beam CT. These large-area detectors, when paired with high-energy x-ray sources such as those from a linear accelerator, will enable technicians to examine the contents of a cargo container more quickly and thoroughly, Varian said.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersSeptember 18, 2003
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