Operating principles and performance of a novel a-Si:H p-i-n-based x-ray detector for medical image applications

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 341-346

  Fann, Sen Shyong ^a   Jiang, Yeu Long ^b   Hwang, Huey Liang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data retention improvements; Dynamic range; Hydrogenated amorphous silicon; Linearity; n i p SiNx and p i n SiNx X ray image detectors

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CHARGE TRANSFER; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTODIODES; PHOTONS; X RAYS;

X-RAY DETECTORS;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 0037719638     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2002.808447     Document Type: Article

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