It is a scintillator mated to a ccd or cmos image sensor. I think the biggest gotcha is that the interface is likely proprietary and very difficult to use if you don't have the manufacturer's software. On Mar 27, 2018 11:01 AM, "Denny Esterline" wrote: > There was a story about that on Hack a day a couple weeks ago. > > https://hackaday.com/2018/03/15/reverse-engineer-an-x-ray-image-sensor/ > > > > On Tuesday, March 27, 2018, Van Horn, David < > david.vanhorn@backcountryaccess.com> wrote: > > > Apparently, there are now xray imaging sensors that are replacing film. > > Does anyone here have details on how they work? USB plug with a little > > paddle which apparently has a high rez image sensor and USB interface. > > I looked on Ebay and they are rather pricey even in "broken for parts > > only" state. I'd be very curious to get one and see what interesting > > things can be done with it. > > > > > > -- > > David VanHorn > > Lead Hardware Engineer > > > > Backcountry Access, Inc. > > 2820 Wilderness Pl, Unit H > > Boulder, CO 80301 USA > > phone: 303-417-1345 x110 > > email: david.vanhorn@backcountryaccess.com > david.vanhorn@backcountryaccess.com> > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .