Mar. 01, 2012

Rapid Skin Cancer Screening With Andor iXon EMCCD Camera

Skin Cancer Screening: Intense episodes of UV exposure can contribute to malignant melanoma (MM), the most dangerous type of skin cancer. The UV exposure originates in the pigment-producing melanocytes in the basal layer of the epidermis. Early detection and complete excision of the primary lesions is crucial for reducing melanoma-related deaths but current diagnostic practice is highly subjective. This leads to unnecessary surgical procedures, which are highly-invasive and expensive. moreJan. 27, 2012

iXon Ultra from Andor: EMCCD Camera Now Over 60 Percent Faster

The iXon Ultra high-performance EMCCD camera from Andor Technology represents the next generation of the iXon platform.
Key Specifications
◦ Active Pixels 512 x 512
◦ Pixel Size 16 x 16 µm
◦ Image Area 8.2 mm x 8.2 mm 
◦ Image Area pixel well depth 160,000 e-
◦ Readout Rate 17 MHz
◦ Max. Frame Rate 56 fps
◦ Read Noise < 1 e- with EM gain
◦ QEmax > 90% moreFeb. 04, 2010

Photon Sensitive Camera

Andor Technology announced the launch of their new iXonEM Blue EMCCD (Electron Multiplying CCD) camera. This latest addition to the family of low light imaging cameras is based around a blue-enhanced variant of a popular 512x512 back-illuminated EMCCD sensor, and is engineered to deliver up to greater than 20% additional sensitivity to blue wavelength photons.
Since the first scientific EMCCD cameras in 2001, the technology has rapidly evolved to become a standard in ultra-sensitive imaging. more