Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Medical technology provider PerkinElmer has taken a license to use the solid-sate photomultiplier technology developed the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Munich. The technology can be used to improve nuclear diagnostic processes and design highly sensitive laboratory equipment.
The Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM) technology features very high speed and low signal crosstalk, combined with very low power consumption, says Max Planck Innovation GmbH which commercializes the research results of German basic research network Max Planck Gesellschaft.
In comparison with conventional technology based on avalanche photo diodes, SiPM sports extremely short reaction time. Its ability to even count single photons makes it ideal for Low Light Level (LLL) medical and measurement applications, PerkinElmer said. The US-based company said it plans to use the technology for photon detection applications as well as for diagnostic positron emission tomography (PET scanners) and various applications in fluorescence analysis.
Originally the technology has been developed by the Moscow State Engineering Physics Institute. Later, a group of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Physics (Munich) has further advanced it.
By: DocMemory
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