The reason one cannot use ordinary light to get X-ray is that such light is scattered many times when passing through tissue. The resulting image is diffuse, as from a flashlight shining behind a hand. However, some photons do move straight through tissue like X-rays. Those are also the photons that move fastest and arrive first at a detector.
SPQR core technology detects single photons with ultra-high time resolution, which allows to separate out photons that move on different paths through tissue. We use proprietary software to synthesize X-ray-like images from such data.
SPQR core technologies has a wide range of applications in medical imaging as well as industrial radiology, everywhere where non-destructive imaging capabilities are needed and negative side effects of X-rays are undesirable. In particular, we have identified ophthalmology as promising area and we developing our first product for this use case.
With high time-resolution single quantum detectors we can separate out the photons of light that move fastest through tissue.
This is our core innovation.
SPQR AB leadership is made of Erik Aurell, professor of Physics at KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, with close to 40 years of work experience in research and development, inside and outside academi. Prof Aurell has held positions in Finland, China and France. In an earlier phase the founding team also included Prof Val Zwiller and Dr Theodor Staffas of KTH, previously also at KTH.
SPQR CEO and Founder,
Professor at KTH
