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2315NDT v2 CMOS X-ray Detector User Manual
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Description of the X-ray Detector
A flat panel X-ray detector converts incident X-ray signals into a digitized image. Such a detector
is typically used in association with other components including an X-ray tube and generator,
support structures and housings, and a host computer, which together form a complete imaging
system.
Varex Imaging CMOS flat panel X-ray detectors are supplied to X-ray equipment
manufacturing companies to be incorporated as a component of a larger system (see
They may be supplied with optional power supply units and cables, upon request.
Figure 1
Detector Used in a Typical X-ray Imaging System
The detector does not function as a stand-alone device. It requires integration into an X-ray
system to produce images. Synchronization ports on the detector facilitate communication with
an X-ray system for the purposes of synchronizing the X-ray exposure to the image read-out
cycle.
Varex Imaging supplies a range of development software for Windows
®
-based PCs—including
drivers and source code—which allow developers to interface with the detector.
SCap, a Windows-based demonstration application (also supplied by Varex Imaging) allows you
to acquire, process, store, and display images. It may be used as a stand-alone demo application
for test or research purposes, or as a utility for the testing and evaluating the detector before it is
designed into an end system.
Note
This description describes the flat-panel X-ray detector only.
