Abstract

The objective of this proposal is to develop a practical flat-panel x-ray imaging detector with programmable gain in order to address the increasing demand for wide dynamic range flat panel detectors in advanced x-ray imaging applications. The proposed detector employs three major components: a structured cesium iodide (CsI) scintillator to convert x-rays to optical photons;an avalanche amorphous selenium (a-Se) photoconductor, HARP (High-gain Avalanche Rushing amorphous Photoconductor), to convert the optical image to charge and provide a programmable gain;and a large area active matrix (AM) thin film transistor (TFT) array to read out the image electronically in real-time. The proposed detector has been named SHARP-AMFPI (Scintillator-HARP Active Matrix Flat-Panel Imager). It is capable of producing x-ray quantum noise limited images at the lowest dose expected for x-ray imaging (0.1

Public Health Relevance

In the proposed work we will develop the next generation x-ray flat-panel detectors for low dose imaging. It will increase the efficiency of x-ray detection in fluoroscopy by up to 5 times while maintaining the capability for dual mode fluoroscopy/radiography operation by virtue of programmable gain.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01EB002655-08
Application #
8299134
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-SBIB-P (02))
Program Officer
Lopez, Hector
Project Start
2003-09-07
Project End
2014-07-31
Budget Start
2012-08-01
Budget End
2013-07-31
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
2012
Total Cost
$435,169
Indirect Cost
$127,349

  Institution

Name
State University New York Stony Brook
Department
Radiation-Diagnostic/Oncology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
804878247
City
Stony Brook
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
11794

  Publications

Scheuermann, James R; Howansky, Adrian; Hansroul, Marc et al. (2018) Toward Scintillator High-Gain Avalanche Rushing Photoconductor Active Matrix Flat Panel Imager (SHARP-AMFPI): Initial fabrication and characterization. Med Phys 45:794-802
Howansky, Adrian; Lubinsky, A R; Suzuki, Katsuhiko et al. (2018) An apparatus and method for directly measuring the depth-dependent gain and spatial resolution of turbid scintillators. Med Phys 45:4927-4941
Howansky, Adrian; Peng, Boyu; Lubinsky, Anthony R et al. (2017) Deriving depth-dependent light escape efficiency and optical Swank factor from measured pulse height spectra of scintillators. Med Phys 44:847-860
Robert, Normand; Watt, Kristina N; Rochette, Sophie et al. (2015) Clinical apparatus for the reduction of dose area product for patients undergoing x-ray catheterization. Med Phys 42:521-30
Scheuermann, James R; Goldan, Amir H; Tousignant, Olivier et al. (2015) Development of solid-state avalanche amorphous selenium for medical imaging. Med Phys 42:1223-6
Hu, Yue-Houng; Zhao, Wei (2014) The effect of amorphous selenium detector thickness on dual-energy digital breast imaging. Med Phys 41:111904
Xiang, Liangzhong; Han, Bin; Carpenter, Colin et al. (2013) X-ray acoustic computed tomography with pulsed x-ray beam from a medical linear accelerator. Med Phys 40:010701
Goldan, A H; Zhao, W (2013) A field-shaping multi-well avalanche detector for direct conversion amorphous selenium. Med Phys 40:010702
Bubon, Oleksandr; Decrescenzo, Giovanni; Zhao, Wei et al. (2012) Electroded avalanche amorphous selenium (a-Se) photosensor. Curr Appl Phys 12:983-988
Wronski, M; Zhao, W; Tanioka, K et al. (2012) Scintillator high-gain avalanche rushing photoconductor active-matrix flat panel imager: zero-spatial frequency x-ray imaging properties of the solid-state SHARP sensor structure. Med Phys 39:7102-9

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