Open desktop micro-CT

Micro-CT you can open up.

A desktop micro-CT built from scratch: custom X-ray hardware, FPGA compute, a purpose-built detector and modular mechanics. Open design, inside and out.

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decoding model

2X-ray tubes, one platform

3-axiskinematic sample positioning

Kintex-7FPGA compute module

Openhardware and design files

01 — Why

Most CT scanners are sealed boxes.

Closed systems are hard to repair, extend or understand. RadiaX is modular and open, so you can service it, modify it and build on it.

02 — Platform

Four subsystems, designed together.

X-ray system

Dual-tube design with high-voltage isolation and oil cooling.

Detector

Custom scintillator-based CIS detector, built around RadiaX geometry.

Compute

Custom FPGA module for acquisition, signal processing and reconstruction.

Mechanics

Modular Mark 2 frame with motorized rotary and linear axes, checked with FEA.

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03 — Process

From sample to volume.

Position

Mount the sample on the 3-axis stage and set the geometry between tube, object and detector.

Acquire

The sample rotates while the detector streams projections to the FPGA for capture and pre-processing.

Reconstruct

Conventional reconstruction first. AI-assisted processing is planned alongside it, not as a black-box replacement.

04 — Audience

For people who need to look inside, and change how.

Research labs

A scanner you can instrument, modify and cite, with access to the whole acquisition chain.

Universities

Real hardware for teaching CT physics, detectors, embedded design and reconstruction.

Hardware developers

Open mechanics, boards and FPGA platform as a base for your own imaging projects.

Makers and engineers

Small-part inspection on the desktop, with a design you can understand end to end.

05 — Status

Honest about where we are.

Under active development. Design files are in the public repository as they are cleaned up.

Kintex-7 FPGA platformDone

Custom detector conceptNearly complete

Modular mechanicsRevision 2

X-ray systemPrototype

Larger CIS scannerIn development

AI-assisted reconstructionIn development

06 — Team

Two students, one scanner.

Built by Luka and Marco, a Hack Club Stardance project, supported by Radiacode.

You can only shoot at what you see.

Shoot for the stars with us!

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