Tritium detection 500 times faster than film :

Tritium is a reliable beta emitter for measurement of biological samples. The problem is, detection is slow. Traditional film and phosphor imaging methods can take weeks to complete. But now, there is a better way to meet high throughput needs: β Imager cuts tritium imaging time from weeks to hours.

4 week imaging plate acquisition (left) of rat brain sections using a 3H labeled probe compared to a 5 hour β imager acquisition (right).
Imaging plate: 4 weeks	β imager: 5 hours

A patented imaging system with unsurpassed sensitivity

• detection threshold for tritium is 0.007 cpm/mm2 : very low radioactive levels can be detected
• real-time imaging avoids under or over exposure and shows acquired image status at any time
• direct beta counting makes results absolutely reproducible, minimizing repeat experiments
• 60 ìm spatial resolution is reachable with an optical zoom
• an exclusive patent allows simultaneous imaging and discrimination of multiple emitters
• precise quantitation can be performed even at very short time

A versatile technology

• ideal for tritium detection in samples up to 20 cm by 25 cm
• detects all other usual beta emitting isotopes (14C, 32P, 35S, 33P, 125I)
• detects electrons associated with gamma isotopes with high resolution and speed (123I, 131I, 99mTc, 201Tl, 111In, ...)
• detects positrons associated with PET isotopes

A wide range of applications

• receptors binding
• whole body section
• tissue sections on glass slides
• any tissue sections
• TLC plates
• electrophoresis gels or membranes
• hybridization membranes
• ex vivo imaging after in vivo sessions (µSPECT, µPET)