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

Radius Diagnostics Ltd，Harwell校区的BIC公司是欧洲航天局的附属公司，正在利用太空遗产技术革新临床平面X射线放射学--该模式用于全球60%的医学成像，代表着超过50亿美元的资本市场。在重量和体积减少90%方面，这种转变将与LCD的引入对视觉显示单元的影响相当但更重要的是，它将改变外形和便携性。最重要的是，它将允许从传统上只有2D的模态进行3D成像。这笔20.4万英镑项目的45%的赠款涉及生成产品要求规范和创建完全“固态”的低成本3D牙科成像解决方案的模型。一家英国中小企业表示，他们希望销售完整的解决方案（集成自己的数字探测器）。

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).