Recent Developments in X-ray Imaging Technology
A review of recent developments in the technology of x-ray imaging hardware has been completed. Based on this review, we believe that the following items merit more detailed scrutiny in regards to their applications to US Homeland Security interests: • Fujifilm’s 17” x 17” flat panel detectors which are part of the company’s FDR AcSelerate x-ray imaging systems, • GE Healthcare’s Gemstone™ scintillators for their use in CT units, • CZT baggage scanning units under development by either Endicott Interconnect Technologies or Redlen Technologies and which employ a new “XENA™” IC with NEXIS™ protocols, and • Dual Energy Line- Scanning devices from either Hamamatsu Photonics (C10800 series) or from the X-Scan Imaging Corporation (XD8800 and XDR8800 Series Line-Scan Camera). The bases for these recommendations, as well as other not highlighted above, are noted below. The footnotes document company contact information. Beyond the text highlighting the recommendations, a number of appendices have been added which document the research conducted for this review.