X-ray imaging using a 320 × 240 hybrid gaas pixel detector

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3 PART 2, 1999, Pages 507-512

  Irsigler, R ^a,b   Andersson, J ^a,c   Alverbro, J ^a,c   Borglind, J ^a,c   Frojdh C ^a,c   Heiander, P ^a,c   Manolopoulos, S ^a,c   Martijn, H ^a,b   Ctshea, V ^a,b   Smith, K ^a,b  

^a ACREO AB   (Sweden)

^b REGAM Medical Systems Int AB   (Sweden)

^c Kelvin Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DENTISTRY; ELECTRONS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IONIZATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; READOUT SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; X RAYS;

GALLIUM ARSENIDE PIXEL DETECTORS; X RAY HYBRID DETECTOR; X RAY IMAGING;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0033318196     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.775571     Document Type: Article

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