Evaluation of the imaging properties of a direct detection single photon counting based system

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

Volumn 461, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 389-392

  Amendolia, S R ^a   Bisogni, M G ^b   Bottigli, U ^b   Ceccopieri, A ^b   Delogu, P ^b   Dipasquale, G ^b   Fantacci, M E ^b   Marchi, A ^b   Marzulli, V M ^b   Oliva, P ^b   Palmiero, R ^b   Rosso, V ^b   Stefanini, A ^b   Stumbo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DQE; MTF; Single photon counting; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; VLSI CIRCUITS;

MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTIONS (MTF); SINGLE PHOTON COUNTING SYSTEMS; X-RAY IMAGING;

RADIATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0035304320     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(00)01257-2     Document Type: Article

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