Research infrastructure supports a new era in X-ray imaging

Next generation X-ray technology, developed and manufactured in Adelaide, is solving global health, defence and security challenges by making X-ray machines significantly lighter and more portable.

Medical device manufacturer, Micro-X, is using two dimensional materials and advanced manufacturing practice to create a smaller and less power intensive carbon nanotube (CNT)-based emitter.

Micro-X also helped develop a light-weight mobile computed tomography (CT) scanner to enable lifesaving devices to be fitted into every ambulance to support stoke diagnosis.

The development of the CNT technology was supported by Flinders University, Microscopy Australia, the University of Adelaide, the University of South Australia and the Australian National Fabrication Facility and enabled through the Department of Education’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).

NCRIS provides Australian researchers with access to cutting-edge infrastructure such as equipment, data, and services to support the development of world-class research.

Find out more about integrating new technologies into research infrastructure at the International Conference on Research Infrastructures on 3-5 December in Brisbane. Sessions will include discussions about ‘AI and Imaging – innovative insights into next generation therapeutics and diagnostics’.