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Flat X-ray Detectors for Medical Imaging
Michael Overdick Philips Research Laboratories, Aachen, Germany
IWORID 2002, Amsterdam, 11 Sept. 2002
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Outline
• Flat Detector Technology– Overview
– Key Components
• FD Performance
• Imaging Examples
• History & Future
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Flat Detector Technology
Scintillator
AddressingReadout
ADC
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Static detector: Digital Diagnost
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Dynamic detector: Integris Allura
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Scintillator: CsI:Tl needle crystals
• Thickness 550µm
good X-ray absorption
• Needles act as light-guides
sharp MTF
• CsI:Tl emits green light
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Photodiode array: a-Si technology
• Same technology as used in active matrix LCDs (TFT displays)
• a-Si photodiodes: low dark currents,high sensitivityfor green light
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Low noise readout electronics
• Driver and readout chips on flex modules
• Allowing very compact designs
20 cm
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Main noise sources in Flat X-ray Detectors
Commonelectrode
CSA
TFTswitch
Photo-diode
Gateline
Columnread-out
line
Switching noise (kTC-noise) 750 e-
Amplifier noise 800 e-
X-ray quantum noise!
“Electronic noise” 1300 e-
other (TFT etc.) 600 e-
Shot noise from the photodiode (incl. refresh light)
300 e-
approx. ENC
Pixel circuit ofdynamic FD
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Integris AlluraFlat Dynamic Detectorfor Cardio
Scintillator Photodiode array Refresh light
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Technical Data
Digital Diagnost Integris Allura FD
Detection static static + dynamic(up to 30 frames/s)
Field of view 43 cm x 43 cm 18 cm x 18 cm
Number of pixels 3k x 3k 1k x 1k
Pixel size 143 µm x 143 µm 184 µm x 184 µm
DQE(0) 60 % 75 %
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Detective Quantum Efficiency (DQE) for a Flat Dynamic Detector
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frequency [mm-1]
DQ
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1000nGy
100nGy
10nGy
5nGy
From: F. Busse et al., Proc. SPIE 4320 (2001) 287-298
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DQE for a Static Flat Detector
0 1 2 3 4
lp/mm
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8DQE
Screen-film (400)Fuji ST type VFlat-panel detector
Source: PMS Hamburg
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Static FD performance vs. Screen/Film systems
• High DQE• Fully digital• Simple handling (no cassettes or films)• Large dynamic range
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X-ray film: Dynamic range
Over-exposedUnder-exposed
8
mAs
0.5
mAs
2
mAs
4
mAs
16
mAs
32 mAs 63
mAs
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Flat detector: Dynamic range
typical usage
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Dynamic FD performancevs. Image intensifiers (II-TV systems)• Larger dynamic range• Size & weight• Undistorted images• Immune to magnetic fields• Strongly reduced:
Veiling glare and fixed pattern noise
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Imaging examplesDynamic FD: Heart arteries with contrast agent
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Imaging examplesStatic FD: Shoulder and finger
1 cm
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History
1989 Start of FD Research Project at Philips1993 8”x8” FD Prototype1997 Joint venture with Thomson and Siemens (Trixell)2000 Introduction of static FDs by Trixell and GE Medical2001 Introduction of dynamic FDs for Cardio application (GE Medical and Trixell)
Apart from CsI:Tl based FDs also Selenium based FDs
are availble (e.g. from Anrad/Toshiba), mainly used for static applications (e.g. mammography).
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Future
• Flat Detectors for further applications and with different sizes will enter the market.
• FDs will gradually replace II-TV systems.
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And what about CMOS Pixels?
CMOS Pixel Electronics+ Amplifier in each pixel+ Additional functionality
But:• Cost and feasibility of large area CMOS coverage!• Please carefully check against FD performance
(as the new “gold standard”)
Counting vs. Integrating:• Nice topic for an extra talk!• Observe the high maximal count rates ( 109 counts/s
mm²)
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Conclusions
• Flat Detectors are out now in the market(mainly static detectors and cardio detectors)
• FD technology offers various benefits as compared to conventional systems.
• Scintillator, a-Si technology and low noise electronics are the key FD ingredients.
• New X-ray detector developments should use FD performance as their new benchmark.
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Acknowledgements
• Philips Medical Systems (Best, Hamburg and North America)
• Trixell (Moirans, France)
• Colleagues at Philips Research Aachen and Redhill
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Residual signalsDependence on the Refresh Light Duration
10-1
100
101
10-4
10-3
10-2
Time in s after exposure
Nor
mal
ized
res
idua
l sig
nal @
30µ
Gy
RLD=0µs g= -0.92 RLD=10µs g= -1.06RLD=50µs g= -1.24
10-1
100
101
10-4
10-3
10-2
Nor
mal
ized
res
idua
l sig
nal @
21x
30µ
Gy
Time in s after last exposure
RLD=0µs g= -0.74 RLD=10µs g= -0.77 RLD=50µs g= -0.83 RLD=250µs g= -0.89
Stronger refresh light accelerates decay of Res. Signals
(M. Overdick et al., Proc. SPIE 4320 (2001) 47-58)