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NEW STORAGE PHOSPHOR IMAGING MEDIA FOR ORAL RADIOGRAPHY

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 16525
Amount: $499,828.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1993
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
2 Research Court
Rockville, MD 20850
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Soltani, Peter K
 Principal Investigator
 (301) 258-2701
Business Contact
 1 R43 DE09906-01
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

COMMONLY USED PERIAPICAL FILM REQUIRES VERY HIGH RADIATION EXPOSURES TO OBTAIN HIGH QUALITY RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGES FOR DIAGNOSIS OF DENTAL DISEASE. THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THE HIGH EXPOSURES IS THAT AN INTENSIFYING SCREEN IS NOT USED WITH THE FILM TO AVOID LOSS OF RESOLUTION. SINCE FILM DOES NOT ABSORB X-RAYS AS EFFICIENTLY AS AN INTENSIFYING SCREEN, RELATIVELY LARGE EXPOSURES ARE NECESSARY TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE IMAGE CONTRAST. UNDER THIS GRANT, A NEW STORAGE PHOSPHOR SYSTEM IS BEING INVESTIGATED WHICH HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN SHOWN TO EXHIBIT SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS IN EXCESS OF 10 1P/MM, WHICH IS THE MINIMUM RESOLUTION REQUIRED FOR INTRAORAL RADIOGRAPHY. THE NEW STORAGE PHOSPHOR SYSTEM WILL BE INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE ITS POTENTIAL AS A REPLACEMENT FOR PERIAPICAL FILM. THIS WOULD YIELD A HIGH RESOLUTION STORAGE PHOSPHOR SCREEN AND A LOW-COST DIGITAL IMAGE ACQUISITION AND DISPLAY SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR WIDE-SCALE USE BY ORAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS.

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