Development of a high-speed energy-dispersive X-ray computed tomography system and its application to molecular-level imaging

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In the present research, we developed an energy-dispersive X-ray computed tomography (ED-CT) system using a 25 mm/s linear CdTe scanner, a turntable, and an X-ray generator. Using this ED-CT with a maximum count rate of sub-Mcps, we performed enhanced K-edge imaging using iodine and gadolinium contrast media, and blood vessels and cancerous regions were observed at high contrast. Using the CdTe detector in conjunction with an x-y stage, we also developed a transmission-type camera, a reflection-type fluorescence camera, and a back-scattering X-ray camera. To carry out Mcps-range imaging, we developed LSO-MPPC and YAP(Ce)-MPPC detectors. Using these two detectors, we constructed the ED-CT system and performed high-speed K-edge imaging. Lately, a dual-energy comparator device was developed, and dual-energy subtraction was performed using two different energy images which were obtained simultaneously.