X-ray Detector

Digital X-Ray Machine

X-Ray Tube: Thermo Scientific PXSS-927 EA-R X-Ray Tube

     Max Voltage: 90 kV

     Max Power: 8 W

     Spot Size: 5 microns

X-Ray Detector: Mars 1919V Flat Panel Detector

Resolution: 139 µm pixel pitch

     The digital X-ray is ideal for studying tissues of preserved specimens. This non-destructive technique allows collection of vertebrate skeletal data without dissection. The detector is powerful, and with several working distances available within the cabinet, a wide range of specimen sizes can be used.

     The cabinet, composed of lead compounds, reduces X-ray radiation to negligible amounts. Even still, students will need to take short radiation safety training to use the machine.