The x-ray light valve: a low-cost digital radiographic imaging system.
In recent years new digital x-ray radiographic and fluoroscopic systems based on large-area flat-panel technology have revolutionized our capability of producing x-ray images. However, such imagers are extraordinarily expensive and their rapid image acquisition capability is not required for many applications such as radiography. Here we report a novel approach to achieve a high-quality digital radiographic system at a cost which is only a small fraction of competitive digital technologies. The results demonstrate that our proposed x-ray light valve system has excellent spatial resolution and adequate sensitivity compared to existing technologies.
Koprinarov
Ivaylo
I
Webster
Christie Ann
CA
MacDougall
Robert D
RD
Rowlands
J A
JA
D017046:Cost Savings; D004566:Electrodes; D050866:Liquid Crystals; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014159:Transducers; D014965:X-Rays