Research summary
X-ray computed tomography (CT) is at the core of modern medicine. While conventional CT provides images that are typically represented in grayscale, spectral CT relies on a new technology that provides colored X-ray images. Those colors are not visible to the human eye, but they can be detected by advanced systems, such as the Medipix detector developed at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (better known as CERN). Dr Hugo Bouchard, Canada Research Chair in Emerging Applications of Spectral Computed Tomography, aims at translating CERN technology into medicine by improving on this new imaging technique. Bouchard and his research team are exploring and developing various quantitative aspects of spectral CT imaging, which has yet to be made available in health care. Ultimately, by collaborating with academics and health care professionals, they hope to enhance radiotherapy and diagnostic radiology.