DIGITAL ELECTRONIC CAMERA FOR MAMMOGRAPHIC SCREENING

Award Information

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 19038	Program Year/Program: 1992 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 19038	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Advanced Technologies
3440 Britannia Dr Suite 110 Tucson, AZ 85706
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1992

Title: DIGITAL ELECTRONIC CAMERA FOR MAMMOGRAPHIC SCREENING

Agency: HHS

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $49,998.00

Abstract:
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PHASE I EFFORT OF THIS PROJECT IS THE EVALUATION OF AN ADVANCED DIGITAL ELECTRONIC CAMERA FOR MAMMOGRAPHIC SCREENING. THE CAMERA CONSISTS OF A COOLED, SLOW-SCAN CCD-BASED ELECTRONIC STILL CAMERA CAPABLE OF EXTREMELY LOW READOUT NOISE, AND HIGH CONTRAST AND SPATIAL RESOLUTION. THE CCD WILL BE COUPLED TO AN X-RAY SCINTILLATOR WITH A DEMAGNIFYING COLLIMATED FIBER OPTIC. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS OF A SYSTEM SIMILAR TO THE ONE TO BE USED IN THIS STUDY INDICATE THAT THE APPROACH SHOULD GIVE RESULTS THAT ARE X-RAY PHOTON SHOT NOISE LIMITED. THE PHASE I EFFORT WILL BE LIMITED TO PHYSICAL EXPERIMENTS TO DETERMINE SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO AND CONTRAST RATIO CAPABILITIES IN COMPARISON WITH THE FILM/SCREEN COMBINATIONS CURRENTLY IN USE.

Principal Investigator:
William V Schempp
6022941265

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Advanced Technologies Division
3440 Britannia Drive Tucson, AZ 85706

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Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No