X-ray detector card X-ACE

The X-ACE is the industry’s first standard detector series optimized for value and mainstream medical CT imaging needs. The plug-and-play-type solution is available as 16-slice and 32-slice detector cards, and alternatively as a complete subsystem that includes the X-ACE 16 or X-ACE 32 detector modules, X-DCB2 data combiner board, software libraries, and all the necessary accessories. The investment-free series brings notable total cost savings and speeds up the time-to-market of advanced CT systems in the highly competitive medical imaging segments. The X-ACE product family is built on the well-proven and modular platform. The platform covers a wide imaging area and features the highest level of integration, as a scintillator, a photodiode, analog-to-digital converters (ADC), and a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) are assembled to a single printed circuit board (PCB). As a benefit, this means simplified system designs, straightforward integration, minimized risks, a streamlined supply chain, and detector solutions that are mechanically more robust and digitally enhanced. The platform easily scales up from 16-slice to 32-slice system configurations to cover a wide range of set-ups, and enables 20-millimeter coverage at the isocenter. The X-ACE 16 is a 16-slice detector for 20-mm anatomical coverage, whereas the X-ACE 32 provides high-resolution, true 32-slice imaging with the same coverage.