Prototype for solid state X-ray source for 3D dental imaging applications

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Radius Diagnostics Ltd, a spin-in to the European Space Agency BIC on the Harwell Campus is using space heritage technologyto revolutionised clinical planar X-ray radiology – the modality used for 60% of all medical imaging worldwide and representing a>$5bn capital market.The transformation will be comparable to the effect that the introduction of LCD had on Visual Display Units in terms of reducingweight and bulk by >90% and cost, but more importantly it will transform form factors and portability. Most importantly it will allow3D imaging from a modality that has traditionally only been 2D.This grant for 45% of a £204k project relates to generating the Product Requirement Specification and creating a mock-up of alow-cost 3D dental imaging solution that is fully ‘solid-state’. A UK SME, has stated they would wish to market the full solution (integrating their own digital detectors).