Applications: Biomedical
Photon counting detectors excel in bio-imaging due to their high sensitivity and dynamic range.
The high sensitivity of photon counting detectors makes them helpful in imaging low X-ray attenuating light objects, such as tissue. Thus, these detectors are ideal for bio-related applications. High dynamic range reveals features in samples that remain hidden from other types of X-ray imaging detectors. Moreover, the structure of the model can be visualized thanks to the spectral sensitivity of the device. Only specific structures can be highlighted, and other ones can be suppressed.
