More sensitive X-ray imaging: Improvements in the material that converts X-rays into light, for medical or industrial images, could allow a tenfold signal enhancement.

Making nanoscale patterns in 'scintillator' materials that convert X-rays into light could allow a tenfold signal enhancement for medical or industrial imaging, researchers report. This method might lead to improvements in medical X-rays or CT scans, to reduce dose exposure and improve image quality.