CTportable 2.0 – Mobile computed tomography

Conventional computed tomography systems are often large and stationary, which limits measurements to the system’s location and requires complex sample environments. The CTportable family developed at the Development Center for X-ray Technology of the Fraunhofer Institute IIS offers compact and mobile solutions. These systems are lightweight and flexible, ideal for measurements at changing or previously inaccessible sites.

The newest member of the family is CTportable 2.0, designed specifically for precise seed and seedling analysis as well as plant characterization. CTportable 2.0 combines the advantages of a 3D CT system that remains mobile with the extendable integration of a handling system for fully automated sample exchange at any time.

Seed analysis

• Separation from bulk 
• Segmentation of individual components (e.g., embryo, cavity, hard and soft pericarp)

Seedling analysis

• Assessment of germination capacity
• Volume and length of primary root, side roots, hypocotyl, cotyledon(s)

Subsurface root analysis

• Analysis of root architecture: growth, root length, number of root tips, root volume
• Examination of tuber crops (beets, potatoes): height, diameter, length, and volume