SkyScan1178 (high-throughput micro-CT)
The SkyScan 1178 is a fast micro-CT scanner with a scanning
+ reconstruction cycle of less than one minute for the entire
volume. Static object position facilitates in-vivo scanning
of laboratory animals and industrial applications, such as
quality control and process monitoring.
High scan speed is achieved by means of two x-ray source-camera
pairs, doubling the acquisition rate. Networked cluster reconstruction
allows generation of datasets in less than the scan time,
and the whole scan-reconstruction cycle time can be less than
one minute. Animal beds for rats and mice made of carbon fiber
are supplied on an interchangeable holder to combine with
PET, SPECT, and bioluminescence. A physiological monitoring
subsystem can measure breathing and heartbeat in real time
while also providing signals for gated acquisition. The full
range of SkyScan software is supplied, including fast volumetric
reconstruction, software for 2D / 3D quantitative analysis
and for realistic 3D visualization.
Application examples:
SPECIFICATIONS:
| X-ray source |
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one or two sealed metallo-ceramic tubes
20-65kV, 40W |
| X-ray detector |
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one or two digital X-ray cameras
1280x1024 pixels, 12bit |
| Scanning volume |
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82mm diam., 82mm single scan length,
200mm full scan length |
| Voxel size (isotropic) |
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80µm (1024x1024x1024) or
160µm (512x512x512pixels) |
| Min. scanning time |
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less than 40s (160µm),
1min 50s (80µm) for entire volume |
| Reconstruction time |
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45s (160µm), 3min (80µm)
for entire volume during acquisition |
| Gating |
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breathing, heartbeat
(more about physiological monitoring>) |
| Radiation safety |
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<1µSv / h at any point on the instrument
surface during scan |
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