Direct-conversion flat-panel X-ray image sensors for digital radiography

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 591-604

  Kasap, Safa O ^a,b,d,e,f   Rowlands, John A ^c,g,h,i  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Institution of Electrical Engineers   (Canada)

^e Institute of Physics   (Canada)

^f Institute of Materials   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^h Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine ^*  (Canada)

ⁱ Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

Direct conversion detector; Flat panel; Sensor; X ray image detector

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; DIGITAL DEVICES; FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS; IMAGE QUALITY; PHOTOCONDUCTING MATERIALS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

DIRECT-CONVERSION DETECTOR; FLAT PANEL; X-RAY IMAGE DETECTOR; X-RAY SENSITIVITY;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 0038213360     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2002.1002529     Document Type: Article

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