Όνομα Περιοδικού:e-Journal of Science & Technology e-Περιοδικό Επιστήμης & Τεχνολογίας
Radiation detectors, employed in X-ray medical imaging, consist of a scintillating
(fluorescent) screen emitting visible light coupled to optical sensors. Screens are fabricated by
specially developed scintillators (phosphors). Up to now scintillation screens were prepared by
sedimentation on fused silica substrate (spectrosil B) in a form of transparent disk 30mm in diameter
and 3mm in thickness. A new sedimentation method is proposed by deposition of scintillation powders
on rectangular Borosilicate glass substrate 22x22 mm2 with thicknesses of 0.13-0.17 mm (Waldemar
Knittel-GmbH). The optical properties of the substrate were examined in terms of light absorption and
transmission in the range between 200-800nm (visible range) and found adequate for use with the
common scintillation powders (transmissivity 95%). New screens of various coating thicknesses were
examined under medical X-ray irradiation, placed in direct contact with a CMOS (RadEye) optical
detector. X-ray images of a test object demonstrate the fine quality and spatial resolution of the above
screens. Due to the rectangular shape of the substrate images taken from the prepared screens are
indicative for their potential use in the X-ray digital medical systems.