Will this X-ray detector revolutionize medical and security imaging?

A new X-ray detector prototype is on the brink of revolutionizing medical imaging, with dramatic reduction in radiation exposure and the associated health risks, while also boosting resolution in security scanners and research applications, thanks to a collaboration between Los Alamos National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory researchers.
“The perovskite material at the heart of our detector prototype can be produced with low-cost fabrication techniques,” said Hsinhan (Dave) Tsai, an Oppenheimer Postdoctoral fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory. “The result is a cost-effective, highly sensitive, and self-powered detector that could radically improve existing x-ray detectors, and potentially lead to a host of unforeseen applications.”

[@karenkurdziel4069]

It would be quite interesting if this material, or layers there of, could be used for positron annihilation detection. The spatial resolution is critical and not mentioned in this video

[@JorgeGamaliel]

Amazing!

[@unregisteredassaultbutterk1185]

I'm all for it if it means I don't need a lead apron anymore

[@leejamestheliar2085]

Positive pressure in a glove box??

[@formolzinho]

Yes, very usual when you are trying to keep the box clean, not safe.

[@TheTwick]

I could use it for my ‘x-ray’ vision (Superman’s getting a little old)?

[@linro4452]

WTG!

[@nighthawkviper6791]

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