Smart Sensor

 Unfortunately, there is a major issue with conventional scintillators. The created light spreads while it travels through the scintillator, which results in a light cone rather than a light spot. Thus, the image sensor would register a signal on several pixels for each incident x-ray. The amount of absorbed x-rays and therefore signal strength depends on the material thickness. Therefore, conventional scintillators involve a trade-off between sensitivity and resolution. 

The structured scintillator technology overcomes the drawbacks of conventional digital x-ray detectors. While the visible light created through x-ray absorption spreads on its way through the crystal in unstructured scintillators,  the innovative concept developed and patented by Scint-X* channels the light on its way to the sensor. Narrow pores are etched into silicon in order to manufacture a matrix that can be filled with a scintillator material like Thallium doped Cesium Iodide.