Active pixel image sensor for large area medical imaging

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5030 I, Issue , 2003, Pages 38-47

  Karim, K S ^a   Vygranenko, Y ^a   Avila Munoz A ^a   Striakhilev, D A ^a   Nathan, A ^a   Germann, S ^b   Rowlands, J A ^b   Belev, G ^c   Koughia, C ^c   Johanson, R ^c   Kasap, S O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active pixel sensor; Amorphous silicon; Amplifier; Fluoroscopy; Large area; Medical imaging; Metastability; Noise; Passive pixel sensor; TFT

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; IMAGE SENSORS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

METASTABILITY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0042238397     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.480254     Document Type: Conference Paper

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