X-ray detectors are made of heavy, rigid materials such as silicon or germanium.
The new flexible X-ray detectors are cheaper and can be shaped around the objects that need to be scanned, improving accuracy when screening patients and reducing risk when imaging tumours and administering radiotherapy, the study published in the journal Advanced Science said.
«This new material is flexible, low-cost, and sensitive. But what's exciting is that this material is tissue equivalent.