Photon Counting X-Ray Detector XC-Actaeon

Product description: The XC-Actaeon product line brings the high speed photon counting direct conversion technology to small area detector applications. Powered by Direct Conversions powerful CdTe-CMOS hybrid sensor at it

Product introduction

Product Description

The XC-Actaeon product line brings the high speed photon counting direct conversion technology to small area detector applications. Powered by Direct Conversions powerful CdTe-CMOS hybrid sensor at its core, the XC-Actaeon delivers market leading levels of MTF and DQE across a broad range of x-ray applications.With four sizes of standard active area XC-Actaeon detectors can be used in standard energy applications when configured with 0.75mm CdTe thickness or with 2mm thick CdTe for high energy X-ray imaging.

Core Technology

Dual-energy acquisition with anti-coincidence technology is a key factor in the advanced capabilities of the XC-Actaeon. During dual-energy acquisition, the energy of the detected photon is compared to two independent thresholds that are read out separately. The two energy sets can be used for material differentiation, opening the door to new imaging techniques in both medical and industrial X-ray. As with other products in the XCounter range the XC-Actaeon detectors have the fastest commercially available anti- coincidence technology, which produces superior energy resolution by ensuring the attribution of each single photon signal to the correct pixel.

Application

XC - Actaeon detectors bring advantages to a wide range of applications ranging from Micro-CT to industrial process line inspection. Dual Energy material decomposition investigation is also benefited by the XC-Actaeon detector series, particularly in small sample analysis, PCB investigation and foreign object inspection. High speed, high flux applications or single frame imaging at high sensitivity, can all be supported by the versatile XC-Actaeon which delivers market leading MTF and DQE across all requirements.

Integration:

The XC-Actaeon is connected to the computer via a GigE interface. The detector comes with a fully flexible software development kit which runs on Windows 7 and upwards. The detector is bundled with engineering software which exposes the various functionalities available.

Technical Data:

Dimension L x W x H : 276mm x 120mm x 66mm

Temperature control: Internal Peltier temperature control + PWM Controlled Fan System

Operating temperature range: +15 - +35 °C @ 30% - 85% humidity (non-condensing)

X - RAY window: Carbon fiber, 1.4 mm thick

Active area: 13x26mm/26x26mm/39x26mm/52x26mm

Sensor type: Dual-Energy Photon Counting CdTe-CMOS

Sensor thinkness options: 0.75mm : Standard energy applications/2mm : High energy application

Tile gap: 100μm

Pixel size: 100μm

Tube KV range: up to 160kVp normal up to 300kVp with added shielding

Pixel fill factor: 100%