Quantum noise in digital X-ray image detectors with optically coupled scintillators

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 43, Issue 4 PART 1, 1996, Pages 2320-2325

  Flynn, Michael J ^a   Hames, Sean M ^a   Wilderman, Scott J ^a   Ciarelli, James J ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DIGITAL DEVICES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; PHOSPHORS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

DIGITAL X RAY IMAGE DETECTORS; FIBER OPTIC COUPLER; IMAGE NOISE; OPTICALLY COUPLED SCINTILLATORS; QUANTUM NOISE;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0030215460     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.531897     Document Type: Article

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