Developing High Vacuum enclosures for novel X-ray source

你认识的很多人都会做过计算机断层扫描（“CT”），作为他们医疗的一部分。这些机器是工程上的奇迹，已经改变了临床实践，它们的使用量在十年内翻了一番。然而，你认识的许多人可能不得不等待一段时间才能进行扫描，部分原因是此类机器的费用限制了英国的可用性。此外，医生必须在使用CT与辐射相关的风险之间取得平衡。Adaptix正在开发一种平板x射线源（FPS），这是一种小型低功率发射器阵列，可以在不移动的情况下进行3D成像，并且可以将低成本，低剂量的3D成像解决方案带到床边或部署在初级保健中。Innovate UK将支持英国中小企业Adaptix开发新的制造工艺，使陶瓷与铝的低温粘合用于制造FPS。这将降低生产源的成本，同时允许它在医院内部署多年的时间内保持真空（从而运行）。

Many people you know will have had a Computed Tomography (‘CT’) scan as part of their medical treatment. These machines are miracles of engineering and have transformed clinical practice, with their use doubling over a decade. However, many of the people you know may have had to wait sometime to have their scan, due in part to the expense of such machines restricting availability in the UK. In addition, doctors have to balance their use with the risks resulting from the radiation associated with CT. Adaptix is developing a Flat Panel X-ray Source (FPS), an array of small low-power emitters, something that allows 3D imaging without movement, and which allows a low-cost, low-dose 3D imaging solution that could be taken to the bedside or deployed in Primary Care. Innovate UK will support Adaptix, a UK SME, in developing novel manufacturing processes to alow the low-temperature bonding of ceramics to alumium to be used in the manufacture of their FPS. This will transform the cost of producing the source while allowing it to hold vacuum (and therefore operate) over a period of many years deployed within a hospital.