SEMINAR ON

NEW AMORPHOUS SILICON IMAGE

SENSOR FOR X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC
MEDICAL IMAGING AND OTHER
APPLICATIONS

PRESENTED BY: CHAITHRA MANDANNA K.

4KV05EC017

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Contents
 Introduction
 What Is a-Si?
 Working of sensor and Block Diagram
 Fabrication
 X-Ray Detector System
 TFT/Photodiode array
 Imaging Examples.
 Advantages.
 Applications
 Conclusion
 References

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Introduction
 New high-resolution amorphous Silicon (a-Si)
image sensors specifically configured for
demonstrating film-quality medical x-ray imaging
capabilities.

 Here we use dpix Amorphous silicon x-ray

image sensor array technology.

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What Is a-Si??
 Amorphous silicon (a-Si) is the non-crystalline
allotropic form of silicon. a-Si can be deposited at
75 degree Celsius temperature.
 a-Si has become the material of choice for the
active layer in thin-film transistors (TFTs),
which are most widely used in large-area
electronics applications.

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Fabrication Process
 a-Si array is patterned on a large glass substrate.
 Deposition and patterning of various metal layers,
thin film dielectrics of Silicon nitride and a-Si to
form the TFT.
 Depositions of a-Si in the sequence nip to form the
photodiode.
 Dielectrics for interlayer isolation and passivation.
 Gate driver and charge amplifier ICs are connected
to each line on the glass using TAB.
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Photo micrograph of a 127 micron pixel
sensor.

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X-Ray Detector System
A 30 x 40 cm active area 127 micron pixel
image sensor module with gate and data boards TAB
(Tape-Automated Bonded) to the glass, which is
mounted on an aluminum backing plate.

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Anatomy of a Pixel

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Inside the dpiX a-Si Active Matrix Layer

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What are Scintillators ???
 Scintillators exhibits the property of emitting
optical photons in response to ionizing radiation.

 Scintillators work by converting x-rays to visible

light.

 Scintillator material used here is x-ray sensitive

phosphor - cesium iodide (CsI).

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TFT/Photodiode array

 Gate lines  3,200

 Data lines  2,304
 Total pixels73,72,800
 Dimension30*40 cm

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Advantage over conventional X-ray
technology
 Images can be displayed almost immediately on a
computer screen.
 Can be improved through software.
 Enabling quick and effective diagnosis.
 Images can be shared electronically with radiologists
who are not on site.
 Images can be stored electronically.
 Patients are benefited by a reduction of the x-ray
dose required to capture an image.
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A digital x-ray image of A digital x-ray image of
a human hand phantom. a human chest phantom.

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A digital x-ray of a bullet fired into
a light bulb, taken with a fast x-ray pulse.

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Applications

A) Medical X-Ray Imaging

 Radiographic Imaging
 Cardiology
 Dental Imaging
B) Other Radiation Imaging Applications
 Non-Destructive Evaluation (aircraft
inspection , electronic inspection etc..)
C) Security

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Applications

Security

Radiography
Dental
Imaging

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Future Developments
 Array Size
 Sensitivity improvements are expected with
higher sensitivity phosphors. (scintillating
material)
 Fill-factor the fraction of light sensitive area in
each pixel.
 Applications

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Conclusion
 New a-Si x-ray image sensor is well suited to
medical imaging and other applications.
 a-Si technology provides fast, convenient and
mobile ways to take real-time images. The ability
to get immediate x-ray images for detection,
review, analysis, remote evaluation and decision
makes this is an invaluable tool for hundreds of
industrial applications.

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References
[1] IEEE transactions on measurements, volume
41,issue 7, august 2008.

[2] Paper on “Amorphous silicon TFT X-Ray Image

sensors “ by Richard L. Weisfield.

[3]www.dpixbrochure.com

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