We are thrilled to embark on a challenging new project, “IMPET – Industrial Multiphoton PET Tomography” at Narodowe Centrum Badań Jądrowych. We are delighted that IMPET is among 27 projects selected for funding by FNP in the FIRST TEAM FENG call of the European Funds for Smart Economy programme. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a very successful method of functional imaging in medicine. It has a broad medical application from cancer detection, imaging of brain activity and blood flow, tracking antibodies, and much more. The IMPET project aims to adapt and expand the ideas from PET imaging to material studies and industrial applications.
- The first application will be improved flow imaging for granular systems and opaque fluids, e.g., liquid metals proposed for cooling nuclear reactors or novel AI chips. Such flows’ properties are still poorly understood as they are not accessible with optical methods.
- Another exciting possibility is the 3D imaging of the internal structure of porous materials to improve the characterisation of osmotic membrane properties used for the desalination of seawater and in renewable energy sources or improve imaging of flow dynamics in geological samples.
- To improve imaging quality, we will develop novel ML methods for distortion corrections that are applicable to low-level data. We’re happy to cooperate with Creotech Instruments S.A. experts on this project. Our combined know-how in PET imaging, numerical simulations, data analysis, advanced control and measurement systems and commercialisation will lead to the successful design of a new type of industrial imaging scanner with a clear technology transfer strategy. We’re eagerly anticipating the challenges that the IMPET project will bring 😁.
