ADVACAM in the Media – Advacam https://advacam.com Radiation Imaging Solutions - Semi-conductor Photon Counting Cameras Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:31:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://advacam.com/content/uploads/2023/04/A-Advacam.svg ADVACAM in the Media – Advacam https://advacam.com 32 32 Czech criminal investigators are aided by a unique robotic scanner https://advacam.com/czech-criminal-investigators-are-aided-by-a-unique-robotic-scanner/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=czech-criminal-investigators-are-aided-by-a-unique-robotic-scanner Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:27:37 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=7231 Forensic analysis using invisible radiation? The Criminal Investigation Department of the Czech Police, in collaboration with Radalytica, has developed a device that allows samples to be examined using advanced methods such as ultraviolet and infrared imaging, laser profiling, X-ray fluorescence, and diffraction imaging.

“The entire device, the system, consists of two robotic arms. One is equipped with an X-ray source, while the other carries an advanced camera that can capture radiation invisible to the naked eye. For X-ray imaging, we use pixel detectors that are noise-free and highly sensitive,” explains imaging expert Michal Pech.

The robotic system reveals what has hitherto been hidden from the eyes of forensic scientists. It can be used, for example, in the investigation of industrial accidents, where it is necessary to examine the condition of pipes, the quality of welds, or pressure gauges. It can also be used in the investigation of large fires, traffic and aviation accidents, or in verifying the authenticity of works of art.

“The great advantage of the multimodal scanner is that all methods are in one device, which will significantly facilitate the examination of forensic evidence,” says forensic scientist Marek Kotrlý. “We don’t have to transfer samples between devices, which eliminates the possibility of contamination, damage, or even loss.”

“We can dismantle the system, transport it to the location where the large sample is located, and prepare it like in the laboratory. We assemble the system, calibrate it, and perform measurements, which we then process in a similar way to measurements in the laboratory,” adds Pech.

The Czech police are the first in the world to use a device of this kind. Its originality is confirmed by its placement in the finals of the prestigious Europol Excellence Awards in Innovation, where it tied for second place in the technical innovation category.

]]> XRD of the full volume of metal objects in a common lab unlocked by ADVACAM’s technology. Read in Nature’s Scientific Reports. https://advacam.com/xrd-of-the-full-volume-of-metal-objects-in-a-common-lab-unlocked-by-advacams-technology-read-in-natures-scientific-reports/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=xrd-of-the-full-volume-of-metal-objects-in-a-common-lab-unlocked-by-advacams-technology-read-in-natures-scientific-reports Tue, 16 Sep 2025 09:50:47 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=6850 Get groundbreaking results with our photon-counting technology. We know that autumn is the season when academic institutions finalize next year’s budgets, and we have some great news! Our lead times have become much shorter and we can deliver all models by the end of the year.

 

I want similar results

We just participated in some traiblazing research, which got published in Scientific Reports – Nature’s most cited magazine.

Changing crystalline microstructure of iron is crucial for its mechanical properties in the finished product. X-ray diffraction has been an important method in metallurgy, but so far, it could only be done on the sample surface.

Jan Jakubek, together with Daniel Vavrik, Vjaceslav Georgiev, Bohuslav Masek, Ondrej Urban, Jan Sleichrt & Daniel Kytyr from Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics and University of West Bohemia, conducted an experiment: They monitored the crystalline composition of a 1.5 mm thick steel plate while changing its temperature from 25 to 750 °C and back within five minutes. They recorded XRD data using ADVACAM’s fully spectroscopic AdvaPIX detector. Then they compared the data with a mathematical model created by Jan.

The result?

Fitting the model to the data, the authors demonstrated that it is possible to observe microstructural changes within the metallic object volume in real time. They were able to accurately determine the presence of different allotropes (specifically austenite and ferrite) over time with precision better than 1%. A single measurement step can be performed in just 0.05 s. This method can be used for quality control in industry for the manufacturing of high-performance alloys, especially for metallurgical processes such as quenching, annealing, smithery, rolling, casting, etc.

Check the results in the graph or learn more in Scientific Reports.

]]> Scientific Reports: ADVACAM detectors show first succes in head tumour irradiation advancement https://advacam.com/scientific-reports-advacam-detectors-show-first-succes-in-head-tumour-irradiation-advancement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scientific-reports-advacam-detectors-show-first-succes-in-head-tumour-irradiation-advancement Tue, 23 Jul 2024 08:21:16 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=5614 Nature Magazine’s Scientific Reports recently published the first success of our camera-based system for monitoring irradiation of cancerous head tumours. The setup was able to detect and quantify a dose shift of 1.5 mm, which is half the set safety margin. The study concludes that the system is sensitive enough to detect clinically relevant dose shifts in ion beam radiotherapy.

These results are the first published measurements done on our joint project with scientists from the German National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), DKFZ German Cancer Research Center, and the Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center (HIT) at University Hospital Heidelberg (UKHD). This application of Advacam technology in medicine could help limit the side effects of ion radiotherapy.

This new device called Beam TraX, composed of 28 Timepix3 chips, could reduce the side effects of carbon ion beam radiotherapy and mitigate memory and optic nerve damage after the irradiation by reducing the overall irradiated volume of healthy brain tissue and allowing higher doses of radiation to be applied directly to the tumor.

Read the whole study on the in-vivo treatment monitoring system for ion-beam radiotherapy based on 28 Timepix3 detectors in Nature’s Scientific Reports.

]]> A story of a “Space luck” in the Czech Space News Podcast https://advacam.com/a-story-of-a-space-luck-in-the-czech-space-news-podcast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-story-of-a-space-luck-in-the-czech-space-news-podcast Thu, 04 Jan 2024 09:59:00 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=5270 Thanks to Jan Spratek and his Czech Space News podcast for having us and giving us an astonishing opportunity to talk for more than 30 minutes about ADVACAM Cameras, Radalytica, AdvaScope, and InsightART. Our Space Weather applications were the core of the interview, naturally. However, we have also been asked about the Non-Destructive Testing, Art Inspection, Medical Imaging and Electron Microscopy capabilities of our cameras.

]]> Lost or stolen radioactive source? No worries! https://advacam.com/lost-or-stolen-radioactive-source-no-worries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lost-or-stolen-radioactive-source-no-worries Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:53:25 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=5136 We’ve developed an autonomous drone that can locate it swiftly. Our MiniPIX particle camera enables the system to navigate directly to the source. We’ve just unveiled this technology to the public and the media, and the demonstration flight made a remarkable impact.

Discover more about this cutting-edge project as documented by Česká televize, CNN Prima News, and Novinky.cz in the video below.

RaDron’s development was made possible thanks to a significant collaboration with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, and the Czech Metrology Institute. A huge shoutout to our colleagues at ÚJV Řež, a. s. for providing us with a testing site and for hosting the demonstration flight.

 

Check out the full reports here:

]]> For a journey to space, we have the person and the payload. The only thing missing is money, says Czech astronaut https://advacam.com/for-a-journey-to-space-we-have-the-person-and-the-payload-the-only-thing-missing-is-money-says-czech-astronaut/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-a-journey-to-space-we-have-the-person-and-the-payload-the-only-thing-missing-is-money-says-czech-astronaut Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:00:33 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4825 CzechCrunch
https://cc.cz/pro-let-do-vesmiru-mame-cloveka-i-napln-posledni-co-nam-chybi-jsou-penize-rika-cesky-astronaut/

]]> RaDron: An aerial searchlight in a radioactive haystack https://advacam.com/radron-an-aerial-searchlight-in-a-radioactive-haystack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=radron-an-aerial-searchlight-in-a-radioactive-haystack Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:00:34 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4662 EPOCHA: TOP 100 Most Modern Technologies

RaDron: Aerial Detector in Radioactive Haystack

Article in the Czech language:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6uvn5bpg9vuh0g0/cesky-detektor-mise-artemis-top-100.pdf?dl=0

]]> Interview with Jan Sohar and Jan Jakůbek about possible cooperation between ADVACAM and astronaut Aleš Svoboda https://advacam.com/interview-with-jan-sohar-and-jan-jakubek-about-possible-cooperation-between-advacam-and-astronaut-ales-svoboda/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interview-with-jan-sohar-and-jan-jakubek-about-possible-cooperation-between-advacam-and-astronaut-ales-svoboda Sat, 08 Jul 2023 13:00:16 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4641 Czech Television, Studio CT 24

The interview starts at 17:40
(Czech language)

https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/10101491767-studio-ct24/223411058330708/ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

]]> Czech astronaut Ales Svoboda could conduct experiments with Czech detectors on the ISS https://advacam.com/czech-astronaut-ales-svoboda-could-conduct-experiments-with-czech-detectors-on-the-iss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=czech-astronaut-ales-svoboda-could-conduct-experiments-with-czech-detectors-on-the-iss Tue, 04 Jul 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4666 Czech Television, Events (Události)
Czech astronaut Ales Svoboda could conduct experiments with Czech detectors on the ISS

https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/1097181328-udalosti/223411000110704/

Report starts at approx. 51:16

]]> If we don’t see it, no one will. Both NASA and Boeing are interested in top Czech detectors. https://advacam.com/if-we-dont-see-it-no-one-will-both-nasa-and-boeing-are-interested-in-top-czech-detectors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-we-dont-see-it-no-one-will-both-nasa-and-boeing-are-interested-in-top-czech-detectors Mon, 03 Jul 2023 07:00:28 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4668 Týdeník Hrot
If we don’t see it, no one will. Both NASA and Boeing are interested in top Czech detectors.

https://www.tydenikhrot.cz/clanek/spickove-ceske-detektory-kdyz-to-neuvidime-my-neuvidi-to-nikdo

(Czech language)

]]> How to become a NASA partner? It’s all down to our science team, says Jan Sohar of Advacam https://advacam.com/how-to-become-a-nasa-partner-its-all-down-to-our-science-team-says-jan-sohar-of-advacam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-become-a-nasa-partner-its-all-down-to-our-science-team-says-jan-sohar-of-advacam Mon, 19 Jun 2023 13:00:36 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4671 BusinessInfo.cz
Almost one hour interview with Jan Sohar about ADVACAM

]]> Two Robots with detectors inspect an aircraft https://advacam.com/two-robots-with-detectors-inspect-an-aircraft/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-robots-with-detectors-inspect-an-aircraft Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:00:08 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4675 LK Letectví + kosmonautika

Download the article in PDF (for internal use only):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s749phnlx4fxbqy/000_Radalytica.pdf?dl=0

]]> Topic: Radiation detectors https://advacam.com/topic-radiation-detectors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=topic-radiation-detectors Fri, 26 May 2023 13:00:25 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4678 Studio CT 24
Guest: Maria Martišíková, German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ)

https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/10101491767-studio-ct24/223411058250526/

(Interview starts at approx. 21:45)

]]> Czech chips fly into space, Elon Musk’s competitors reach for them https://advacam.com/czech-chips-fly-into-space-elon-musks-competitors-reach-for-them/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=czech-chips-fly-into-space-elon-musks-competitors-reach-for-them Fri, 19 May 2023 13:00:58 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4680 Seznam Zprávy

https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/zahranicni-ceske-cipy-leti-do-vesmiru-firma-saha-po-celem-sektoru-komercnich-satelitu-230952

]]> Shadows will reveal not only the defects of the aircraft. Unique Czech inventions are also used by NASA https://advacam.com/shadows-will-reveal-not-only-the-defects-of-the-aircraft-unique-czech-inventions-are-also-used-by-nasa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shadows-will-reveal-not-only-the-defects-of-the-aircraft-unique-czech-inventions-are-also-used-by-nasa Fri, 05 May 2023 13:00:36 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4684 Hospodářské noviny

https://vikend.hn.cz/c1-67198730-stiny-odhali-nejen-vady-letadla-unikatni-ceske-vynalezy-pouziva-i-nasa

]]> Czech Television: Conquest of Space 2023 https://advacam.com/czech-television-conquest-of-space-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=czech-television-conquest-of-space-2023 Thu, 04 May 2023 13:00:43 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4688 Czech Television, series: Bilance

https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/14021364946-bilance/223452801250005/

]]> The Czechs have dominated the world in aviation. We are no longer Europe’s assembly plant, boast manufacturers https://advacam.com/the-czechs-have-dominated-the-world-in-aviation-we-are-no-longer-europes-assembly-plant-boast-manufacturers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-czechs-have-dominated-the-world-in-aviation-we-are-no-longer-europes-assembly-plant-boast-manufacturers Sun, 23 Apr 2023 13:00:25 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4694 Prima CNN News

https://cnn.iprima.cz/cesi-vladnou-svetu-v-oboru-letectvi-uz-nejsme-zadna-montovna-evropy-vzkazuji-vyrobci-344812

]]> Dr. Jan Jakůbek (Advacam): Imaging the Invisible… https://advacam.com/dr-jan-jakubek-advacam-imaging-the-invisible/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dr-jan-jakubek-advacam-imaging-the-invisible Sat, 22 Apr 2023 13:00:12 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4699 Fyzikální čtvrtky ČVUT

]]> Czech chips will fly to the moon https://advacam.com/czech-chips-will-fly-to-the-moon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=czech-chips-will-fly-to-the-moon Sat, 25 Mar 2023 14:00:16 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4702 Podcast PEPE LOGIC

 

]]> Chasing radiation in the Australian desert: Advacam technology could help https://advacam.com/chasing-radiation-in-the-australian-desert-advacam-technology-could-help/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chasing-radiation-in-the-australian-desert-advacam-technology-could-help Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:00:13 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4711 21. Století

https://21stoleti.cz/2023/02/23/honba-za-radiaci-v-australske-pousti-pomoci-by-mohla-technologie-z-advacamu/

]]> Czech chips will fly to the moon. Prague-based Advacam manufactures them in the premises of Nokia https://advacam.com/czech-chips-will-fly-to-the-moon-prague-based-advacam-manufactures-them-in-the-premises-of-nokia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=czech-chips-will-fly-to-the-moon-prague-based-advacam-manufactures-them-in-the-premises-of-nokia Fri, 17 Mar 2023 14:00:39 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4705 E15

https://www.e15.cz/byznys/technologie-a-media/ceske-cipy-poleti-na-mesic-prazsky-advacam-je-vyrabi-v-prostorach-po-nokii-1397110

]]> Anniversary of Vladimir Remek’s flight and the Czech present in space https://advacam.com/anniversary-of-vladimir-remeks-flight-and-the-czech-present-in-space/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anniversary-of-vladimir-remeks-flight-and-the-czech-present-in-space Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:00:14 +0000 https://advacam.com/?p=4708 Czech Television, Události

https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/1097181328-udalosti/223411000100302/cast/965737/

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