Direct measurement of mammographic x-ray spectra using a CdZnTe detector

Medical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1490-1502

  Matsumoto, Masao ^a   Yamamoto, Akihide ^a   Honda, Ikuko ^b   Taniguchi, Akira ^c   Kanamori, Hitoshi ^d  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Toyo Medic Co Ltd   (Japan)

^d FUKUI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attenuation curve; CdZnTe detector; Direct measurement; Mammography; X ray spectrum

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM ALLOYS; COHERENT SCATTERING; COMPTON SCATTERING; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MOLYBDENUM; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOYS; X RAY SPECTROGRAPHS; X RAYS; ZINC ALLOYS;

ATTENUATION CURVE; CDZNTE DETECTORS; CHARGE COLLECTION; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SCATTERING PROCESS; WEIGHT FUNCTIONS; X RAY SPECTRUM;

X RAY DETECTORS;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COLLIMATOR; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTRUM; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

ILEX COOKII;

EID: 0033868220     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.599015     Document Type: Article

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