Bright innovations: Review of next-generation advances in scintillator engineering

P Singh, G Dosovitskiy, Y Bekenstein - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
This review focuses on modern scintillators, the heart of ionizing radiation detection with
applications in medical diagnostics, homeland security, research, and other areas. The …

Medical imaging: a critical review on X-ray imaging for the detection of infection

EL Irede, OR Aworinde, OK Lekan… - Biomedical Materials & …, 2024 - Springer
Medical imaging is critical in detecting and managing infections, with X-ray imaging being a
cornerstone in this domain. This review provides an overview of X-ray imaging principles …

The Nanoplasmonic Purcell Effect in Ultrafast and High‐Light‐Yield Perovskite Scintillators

W Ye, Z Yong, M Go, D Kowal, F Maddalena… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The development of X‐ray scintillators with ultrahigh light yields and ultrafast response times
is a long sought‐after goal. In this work, a fundamental mechanism that pushes the frontiers …

Customizable Scintillator of Cs3Cu2I5:2% In+@Paper for Large‐Area X‐Ray Imaging

W Chen, T Wang, T Wang, J Yu, S Yao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High‐resolution X‐ray imaging is increasingly required for medical diagnosis and large‐
area detection. However, the issues of scattering and optical crosstalk are limiting the spatial …

Materials innovation and electrical engineering in X-ray detection

B Hou, Q Chen, L Yi, P Sellin, HT Sun… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
X-ray detection is critical for applications in medical diagnosis, industrial inspection, security
checks, scientific inquiry and space exploration. Recent advances in materials science …

Purcell-enhanced X-ray scintillation

Y Kurman, N Lahav, R Schuetz, A Shultzman… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Scintillation materials convert high-energy radiation to optical light through a complex
multistage process. The last stage of the process is spontaneous light emission, which …

Heterostructure Nanoscintillator for Matching Radiation Absorbing Layers with Fast Light-Emitting Layers

O Be'er, A Shultzman, R Strassberg, G Dosovitskiy… - Nano Letters, 2025 - ACS Publications
Fast-emitting scintillators are essential for advanced diagnostic techniques, yet many suffer
from low radiation attenuation. This trade-off is particularly pronounced in polymer …

Towards a second generation of metascintillators using the Purcell effect

A Shultzman, R Schütz, Y Kurman, N Lahav… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This study focuses on advancing metascintillators to break the 100 ps barrier and approach
the 10 ps target. We exploit nanophotonic features, specifically the Purcell effect, to shape …

DA-HSFER: Empowering High-Performance Incoherent X-ray Scintillation Encoded Imaging with Deep Neural Networks

H Shi, Y Wu, L Wang, Y Sun, Z Li, S Zhu, J Long… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Fueled by research and applications in medical imaging, X-ray nondestructive testing, and
high-energy particle detection, the demand for high-performance X-ray scintillator imagers is …

Self‐Assembled Colloidal Photonic Structures for Directional Radioluminescence of Gd and Ta Oxide Scintillators

R Strassberg, A Nakanishi, B Shamaev… - Advanced Optical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Radiation detection is being revolutionized by integrating photonic elements into
scintillators. In this study, a scalable and cost‐effective method is proposed to achieve …