美国Rad-icon
美国Rad-icon Imaging Corp于1997年成立,位于美国硅谷,是Dalsa公司控股的子公司,产品主要是直接探测X射线的CMOS探测器(Rad Eye系列)及基于此探测器的CMOS相机(Shad-O-Box系列)。公司主要业务为生产研制基于CMOS技术的X射线平板探测器,目前商品化的产品尺寸已经可以做到20cm*25cm,同时还可根据客户的尺寸要求来进行定做。由于CMOS探测器在分辨率等方面的优势已经越来越被大家意识到,其产品已经被广泛的应用于如下领域:
1、 医学成像,如普通X射线成像、牙科的单牙及全景X射线检测、骨密度仪等应用
2、 工业无损检测,如铸件和焊接检测、PCB板无损检测、工业CT等
3、科研应用,如X射线结晶、小动物CT、DNA排序等。
Rad-icon Imaging Corporation is the leading provider of high-performance CMOS image sensors and cameras for the digital radiography market worldwide. Our products enable medical practitioners, industrial manufacturers, and scientific researchers to create superior image quality, high resolution, and large active area images based on our CMOS active pixel sensor (APS) technology. Founded in 1997 by Gene Weckler, the company’s mission is to explore new opportunities in x-ray imaging through state-of-the-art CMOS technology. The company’s core technical employees bring over 100 years of professional experience in developing solid state sensors and real-world experience in addressing our customers’ unique requirements in both visible and x-ray imaging applications. Among the 29 patents and innovations held by Rad-icon employees, the most significant contribution is Mr. Weckler’s work on "A Silicon Photodevice to Operate in a Photon Flux Integration Mode" which is the fundamental technology for all solid state sensors used in digital cameras from small point and shoot cameras to the Hubble telescope.
In 2000, the company introduced its first product – the RadEye1 – an x-ray sensor based on CMOS technology designed to replace CCDs, and the first application of this technology was for surgical biopsy x-ray imaging to detect calcifications and tissue irregularities. Since then, Rad-icon introduced the RadEye™ family of high-resolution sensors along with complementary product lines of Shad-o-Box™ and Shad-o-Snap™ x-ray cameras, and in 2008, the company introduced the SkiaGraph8™ Very Large Area (VLA) x-ray camera with an 8”x 8” active sensing area, faster clock rates, lower noise, and higher sensitivity than competing devices on the market. Rad-icon’s products address diverse applications such as industrial inspection, non-destructive testing, medical imaging, electronics inspection, x-ray crystallography, biotechnology imaging, geology and exploration, and food/agriculture inspection. With Rad-icon’s sensors and cameras, our customers are able to implement cost-effective and high-performance digital imaging solutions. In 2008, Rad-icon Imaging Corporation became a division of its parent company – DALSA Corporation of Waterloo, Canada – and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA with integration partners and distributors worldwide.