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Flexible X-ray detectors (Flex-Ray)

Unlike traditional X-ray film, today's digital detectors are rigid, which means that they can't be used to analyze three-dimensional surfaces.

This project developed technology for flexible digital X-ray detectors.

The project developed digital X-ray sensors that are bendable.

X-ray analysis is important in many applications, such as medical technology, food safety, materials testing and particle physics.

Today, digital detectors are often used instead of traditional photographic films. But with digital detectors, which are rigid instead of flexible, it is difficult to make a detailed analysis of three-dimensional objects because the geometry is distorted when the measurement does not take place on the surface.

This project developed methods and systems to provide digital X-ray detectors that are flexible. A new type of scintillating optical fiber was combined with shape sensing systems, photomultipliers and ultra-fast electronics to create detector surfaces.

Experts in fiber optics, measurement technology and electronics participated from RISE. Our focus was on scintillating fiber arrays. 

RISE publications from the project

  • "Flexible Liquid-Filled Scintillating Fibers for X-Ray Detection", M. Lindblom, M. Patzauer, U. Vogt, S. Wilbur, N. Safari Yazd, K. Hey Tow, W. Margulis, Å. Claesson, S-C. Ebenhag. IEEE SENSORS, Conference proceedings (Nov 2023) DOI
  • "Flexible X-ray imaging detectors using scintillating fibers", S. Wilbur, C. Anastopoulos, M. Angelmahr, G. Asfis, J. Koch, M. Lindblom, K. Lohwasser, W. Margulis. Journal of Instrumentation, 17 (10) 2022. DOI.

 

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement 899634. The project runs within the 'Future emerging technologies' program.

Summary

Project name

Flex-Ray

Status

Completed

RISE role in project

Project participant

Project start

Duration

3.5 years

Total budget

753 kEuro

Partner

TWI Hellas, Univ of Sheffield, Optoelectronica 2001, Fraunhofer HHI

Funders

EU H2020 FET Open

Project website

Coordinators

Project members

Supports the UN sustainability goals

3. Good health and well-being
9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Nazila Safari Yazd

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Nazila Safari Yazd

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