Optimization of Cdi1-xZnxTe detectors for digital radiography

Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-49

  Giakos, G C ^a   Pillai, B ^a   Vedantham, S ^a   Chowdhuri, S ^a   Dasgupta, A ^a   Richardson, R B ^a   Ghotra, P ^a   Endor, R J ^b   Passalaqua, A ^c   Davros, W J ^d  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION DETECTORS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; X RAY TUBES;

DETECTOR CONTRAST RESOLUTION; SOLID STATE IONIZATION DETECTORS;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031094376     PISSN: 08953996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jxra.1997.0248     Document Type: Article

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