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SkyScan 1276 - System specifications
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*SkyScan 1276*

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X-ray source
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- Type: Tungsten source
- Adjustable output: power Up to 20W and voltage between 40–100 kV
- Spot size: < 5 µm at 4 W
- Automated 6-position filter changer: no filter, Al 0.25mm, Al 0.5mm, Al 1mm, Al 1mm +Cu 0.03mm, low dose (dose reducing filter)

X-ray detector
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- Sensor type: 16 megapixels cooled CMOS camera with coupling to scintillator by 1.8:1 fiber optic taper
- Sensor dimensions: 4096 × 4096 pixels
- Pixel size: 2.8 µm to 75 µm
- Spatial resolution: 6 µm
- Sensor binning: up to 8x (512 x 512 pixels)
- Capability: Wide scan mode for large object
- Readout rate: 4 frames/s full format and17 frames/s at 8x8 binning

Imaging chamber
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- Temperature-controlled platform for maintaining physiological conditions
- Integrated gas anesthesia system
- Radiation Shielding: fully enclosed X-ray-safe chamber
- Live Animal Monitoring: 5 MP color visible-light camera for real-time monitoring
- Respiratory monitoring with breathing detection
- Object capacity: up to 310 mm height and 75 mm diameter

Rotation mechanics
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- Adjustable rotation steps: from 0.1 to 1° steps
- Rotation range: 180 and 360° option

Software suite
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- SkyScan 1276 - data acquisition platform
- NRecon - reconstruction and pre-processing
- Dataviewer - Slice-by-slice inspection and registration tools
- CTVox - High-quality volume rendering
- CTAn - Advanced 2D/3D image analysis & quantification
- CTVol - Surface model visualization and export (CAD/3D printing)

Available accessories
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- Hydroxyapatite phantoms for BMD calibration with a 2-32 mm diameter range
- QRM phantom for spatial resolution calibration
- Measurements calibration in Hounsfield Units (HU)
- ECG patches for cardiac gating and physiological monitoring during in vivo imaging
- Real-time dose meter inside chamber for dose tracking
- Imaging cassettes of various diameters to accommodate ex vivo samples and whole-body scans of mouse and rats with optimized specimen positioning

Operational protocols and risk assessments
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The SOPs and RAs related to the use of the SkyScan 1276 system are available https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1ZRjqZFXyPtIG-4KglzBfxUvnnrdUHj9P,
upon request. These documents are stored in the designated folder and include:

- SkyScan 1276 user manual
- Radiation safety program manual
- SkyScan 1276 workflow
- SOP for SkyScan 1276 utilization
- RA for SkyScan 1276 with anesthesia
- Bruker useful information