Experimental determination of detector gain, zero frequency detective quantum efficiency, and spectral compatibility of phosphor screens: Comparison of CsI : Na and Gd2O2S : Tb for medical imaging applications

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 417, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 86-94

  Kandarakis, I ^a   Cavouras, D ^a,c   Kanellopoulos, E ^a   Nomicos, C D ^a   Panayiotakis, G S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

DQE; Phosphor screens; Scintillators; Spectral matching

Indexed keywords

CESIUM COMPOUNDS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LUMINESCENCE; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOSPHORS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SODIUM; TERBIUM; X RAYS;

SPECTRAL MATCHING;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0032203148     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00672-X     Document Type: Article

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