

These improvements are fostered by the immediate availability of the image, the large dynamic range and the high sensitivity to X-rays.

In radiography and mammography flat-panel detectors lead to clear improvements with respect to workflow, image quality and dose reduction potentials. One technology is based on an indirect conversion process of X-rays while the other one uses a direct conversion method.For radiography and dynamic applications the indirect method provides substantial advantages, while the direct method has some benefits for mammography.

Two flat-panel detector technologies are available. In digital radiography, mammography and cardiologic angiography flat-panel detectors are already well established while they are made ready for market introduction in general angiography and fluoroscopy. International Nuclear Information System (INIS)įor all application segments X-ray systems with flat-panel detectors increasingly enter the market.
