A group of European researchers are working to create a set of low-radiation, low-cost, flat-panel digital x-ray detectors that use novel photonics technology to make imaging and diagnoses safer for patients.
The strategy seeks to combine the x-ray technologies of direct and indirect converters to create a hybrid system that works for microanomalies in breast tissue, as well as larger structures such as bones and larger blood vessels.
This novel technology is called direct conversion hybrid-organic x-ray detectors on metal oxide backplane (DiCoMo) and would create a digital x-ray detector that produced high-resolution images comparable to a 16-megapixel photograph.
The added benefit would be less radiation exposure for clinicians and patients at a lower cost than current technologies.
The project is coordinated by Siemens Healthineers.
