Monte Carlo analyses of X-ray absorption, noise, and detective quantum efficiency considering therapeutic X-ray spectrum in portal imaging detector

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4 II, 2001, Pages 1423-1427

  Cho, Gyuseong ^a,b   Kim, Ho Kyung ^b   Chung, Yong Hyun ^b   Kim, Do Kyung ^b   Lee, Hyoung Koo ^c   Suh, Tae Suk ^c   Joo, Koan Sik ^d  

^a IEEE   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^d Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTIVE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; PORTAL IMAGING DETECTOR; THERAPEUTIC X-RAY SPECTRUM; X RAY ABSORPTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERFORMANCE; PHOSPHORS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0035428581     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.958372     Document Type: Conference Paper

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