TY - JOUR
T1 - 3D printing in X-ray and gamma-ray imaging
T2 - A novel method for fabricating high-density imaging apertures
AU - Miller, Brian W.
AU - Moore, Jared W.
AU - Barrett, Harrison H.
AU - Fryé, Teresa
AU - Adler, Steven
AU - Sery, Joe
AU - Furenlid, Lars R.
N1 - Funding Information:
The Center for Gamma-Ray Imaging is supported by NIBIB Grant P41-EB002035. The Objet Geometries Ltd., Connex350 TM printer was funded in part by The University of Arizona, Technology Research Initiative Fund (TRIF). We would like to thank Dr. Michael Gehm and Wei Ren Ng at the Laboratory for Engineering Non-Traditional Sensors (LENS), University of Arizona, for assistance with the Objet Eden350 TM rapid prototyping printer in aperture/pinhole development and fabrication.
PY - 2011/12/11
Y1 - 2011/12/11
N2 - Advances in 3D rapid-prototyping printers, 3D modeling software, and casting techniques allow for cost-effective fabrication of custom components in gamma-ray and X-ray imaging systems. Applications extend to new fabrication methods for custom collimators, pinholes, calibration and resolution phantoms, mounting and shielding components, and imaging apertures. Details of the fabrication process for these components, specifically the 3D printing process, cold casting with a tungsten epoxy, and lost-wax casting in platinum are presented.
AB - Advances in 3D rapid-prototyping printers, 3D modeling software, and casting techniques allow for cost-effective fabrication of custom components in gamma-ray and X-ray imaging systems. Applications extend to new fabrication methods for custom collimators, pinholes, calibration and resolution phantoms, mounting and shielding components, and imaging apertures. Details of the fabrication process for these components, specifically the 3D printing process, cold casting with a tungsten epoxy, and lost-wax casting in platinum are presented.
KW - 3D printing
KW - 3D rapid prototyping
KW - Lost-wax pinhole casting
KW - SPECT aperture fabrication
KW - Tungsten powder casting
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2011.08.051
DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2011.08.051
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80455164539
SN - 0168-9002
VL - 659
SP - 262
EP - 268
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
IS - 1
ER -