PRESS RELEASE
DECTRIS Ltd. Introduces Hybrid Photon Counting (HPC)
Detection for use in Medical Imaging Equipment
Chicago (USA), December, 1, 2014: — DECTRIS Ltd. is introducing
its hybrid photon counting (HPC) detection technology to enable the
next generation of medical imaging equipment — and transform
everything from mammography to computerized tomography (CT).
Until now, X-ray detection in medical imaging has mainly relied on the
indirect methods utilized by traditional integrating detectors lacking
energy discrimination. Unlike these less sensitive devices, HPC
detectors provide direct sensing of every single photon in an X-ray —
made possible by innovations including optimized solid-state sensors
and CMOS readout ASICs using hybrid pixel technology.
Given these properties alone, HPC should far surpass the performance
of older technologies in terms of dose and resolution. Paired with
advanced new imaging equipment and analysis algorithms, the
additional spectral information will open up a new dimension in
specificity.
“Designers and radiologists in the medical imaging world have been
anticipating the arrival of detection techniques based on Hybrid Photon
Counting — it shall allow best possible image quality and the highest
sensitivity at the lowest dose.”, said Willi A. Kalender, Professor at the
Institute for Medical Physics in Erlangen, Germany.
[Visit DECTRIS Ltd. at the RSNA 2014 Annual Meeting,
in North Hall B: 8047.]
DECTRIS is the world’s acknowledged leader in HPC detection, having
produced more than 6,000 HPC detector modules to date — far more
than any other source — for a variety of applications in science and
industry. DECTRIS’ unique, pioneering HPC technology delivers:
DECTRIS Ltd.
Neuenhoferstrasse 107
5400 Baden
Switzerland
Phone +41 56 500 21 00
Fax
+41 56 500 21 01
E-mail info@dectris.com
www.dectris.com
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Very high resolution — achieving the best signal-to-noise ratio
via a noise-free signal with no dark current
Very high data rates — via dedicated ASIC and electronic design
Exclusive spectral information — via energy analysis, for simple
color imaging
Highest (almost perfect) spatial resolution — via direct
detection, without scintillators, fiber optics, etc.
As the leader in HPC technology, DECTRIS is ready to work with
medical imaging OEMs to help realize such new possibilities as:
 Highlighting microcalcification in breast tissue — with color
images produced by new capabilities for energy analysis
 Highlighting contrast agents such as iodine in mammography
In addition, tissue differentiation is improved for better-informed
diagnosis — with phase-contrast imaging used in combination with
HPC.
For more information, visit DECTRIS Ltd. at RSNA 2014 in North Hall
B: 8047. Or visit the DECTRIS website at http://medical.dectris.com or
call 0041.56.500.2180
About DECTRIS
As the technology leader in X-ray detection, DECTRIS aims to
continuously improve measurement quality to enable new findings and
innovative results in science, industry, and medicine. DECTRIS X-ray
detectors make optimum use of the company’s pioneering hybrid
photon counting (HPC) technology. It has transformed basic research
at synchrotron light sources, as well as in laboratory and industrial Xray applications worldwide. For more information, visit
http://medical.dectris.com or call 0041.56.500.2180
For further information please contact George Tudosie at george.tudosie@dectris.com
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DECTRIS Ltd.
Neuenhoferstrasse 107
5400 Baden
Switzerland
Phone +41 56 500 21 00
Fax
+41 56 500 21 01
E-mail info@dectris.com
www.dectris.com