Examination of HgI2 and PbI2 photoconductive materials for direct detection, active matrix, flat-panel imagers for diagnostic x-ray imaging

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 2119-2123

  Kang, Y ^a   Antonuk, L E ^a   El Mohri, Y ^a   Hu, L ^a   Li, Y ^a   Sawant, A ^a   Su, Z ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Yamamoto, J ^a   Zhao, Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LEAD COMPOUNDS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; RADIOTHERAPY;

ACTIVE MATRIX FLAT-PANEL IMAGERS (AMFPI); FLAT-PANEL IMAGERS; HGI2; METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR-METAL (MSM);

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 19944428718     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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