Imaging performance of single-element CdZnTe detectors for digital radiography

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3 PART 1, 1998, Pages 406-412

  Bertolucci, E ^a   Chirco, P ^b   Conti, M ^a   Marcellol, L ^a   Rossi, M ^b   Russo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; EVALUATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IRRADIATION; METALS; PERFORMANCE; PHOTONS; RADIOGRAPHY; SCANNING; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDE; CHARGE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; CHARGE COLLECTION TIME; CONTRAST; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; EDGE RESPONSE FUNCTION; ENERGY RESOLUTION; LINE SPREAD FUNCTION; SINGLE ELEMENT DETECTOR;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0032095937     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.682417     Document Type: Article

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