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An X-ray image detector for a microfocus radiography unit has been developed. The use of a polycapillary optics element coupled to a commercially available CMOS sensor has made it possible to develop a compact detector design without a bulky lens. The methods for experimental determination of the detector parameters and characteristics are presented. The basic spatial resolution of the manufactured detector is determined, the signal-to-noise ratio of the obtained images is estimated, and the modulation transfer functions are constructed. Software has been developed in the C++ language to work with the detector, and its main features and functionality are presented.
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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 18-79-10168).
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Trubitsyn, A.A., Grachev, E.Y. A Digital X-ray Image Detector. Instrum Exp Tech 64, 848–854 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020441221050237
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