BrightPIXEL™ is our latest ultrahigh-resolution scintillator, based on our patented scintillator design. BrightPIXEL is the pixelated version of BrightLeaf, a pixelated template filled with BrightSplash. The columns of the template are homogeneously filled with our novel scintillator materials, and the walls reflect the scintillation light inside the columns to prevent cross-talk between them. They also guide the scintillation light towards the interface of the scintillator layer, ensuring optimal performance with the readout system. These walls are essential to prevent cross-talk and light diffusion within the scintillator layer. The diameter of the cavities can be tuned from 5µm to several hundreds of micrometers. The inner walls can be coated with a reflective layer to achieve the highest reflection and minimize the cross-talk between the cavities. Our pixelated scintillators enhance the resolution of X-ray images to visualize small objects that are currently invisible with existing scintillator-based detectors.
BrightPixel™ capabilities
High resolution
BrightPixel™ can enhance the spatial resolution of X-ray images by more than 100%. This superior resolution empowers end-users, such as engineers, to detect imperfections in manufactured parts like batteries. Furthermore, it enables radiologists to see the finest details in X-ray images, ensuring they can make crucial, life-saving decisions.
Fast
Our low-afterglow BrightPixel™ (decay time < 1 µs) accelerates the inspection speed of scintillator-based X-ray detectors (up to 200 fps) and even photon-counting detectors (up to 6000 fps). This significant reduction in inspection time translates into lower inspection costs per unit in industrial imaging and a reduced radiation dose for patients in medical imaging.
High DQE
BrightPixel™ features a high Detective Quantum Efficiency (DQE), meaning it efficiently converts incoming radiation into visible light with minimal noise loss. A high DQE improves image quality by enhancing signal-to-noise ratio, allowing even low-dose signals to be captured clearly which enables faster and more accurate beam monitoring.
Scalable
BrightPixel™ can be produced by scalable techniques, such as Roll-to-Roll and Roll-to-Plate methods to manufacture films in various sizes, ranging from a few square millimeters to tens of centimeters in each dimension. BrightPixel™ can then be precision-cut to any shape such 43 cm x 43 cm for large-area detectors or strips for line inspection detectors.