HIGH SENSITIVITY FLAT PANEL MICROBIOLOGY DETECTION AND ENUMERATION SYSTEM

摘要

A flat panel imaging system for imaging cells provided on a cell medium is disclosed. The system includes a housing having a base portion and a lid that collectively form a closed environment to exclude external sources of light, and a flat panel detector encased in the base portion and having an array of pixels each including a photodiode and transistor. The system also includes a first light source that illuminates cells on the cell medium to excite at least a portion of the cells and cause those cells to generate photons that are captured by the array of pixels and a second light source to illuminate cells on the cell medium with a light different from the light from the first light source and that provides for a capturing of photons representative of photons transmitted through the cells on the cell medium.

主权项

1. A flat panel imaging system for imaging cells provided on a cell medium, the flat panel imaging system comprising:
a housing including a base portion and a lid that collectively form a closed environment to exclude external sources of light from entering the housing; a flat panel detector encased in the base portion, the flat panel detector comprising an array of pixels each including a photodiode and transistor that convert photons received thereby to electrical signals that are representative of the photons impacting individual the respective pixel; a first light source configured to illuminate the cells on the cell medium with a light that excites at least a portion of the cells and causes those cells to generate photons that are captured by the array of pixels; and a second light source configured to illuminate the cells on the cell medium with a light different from the light from the first light source, the light from the second light source providing for a capturing of photons by the array of pixels representative of photons transmitted through the cells on the cell medium.