An experimental method to determine the effective luminescence efficiency of scintillator-photodetector combinations used in X-ray medical imaging systems

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue JULY, 1998, Pages 766-772

  Cavouras, D ^a   Kandarakis, I ^a   Bakas, A ^a   Triantis, D ^a   Nomicos, C D ^a   Panayiotakis, G S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DIODE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMINESCENCE; SCINTISCANNING; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0031856798     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.71.847.9771388     Document Type: Article

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