Imaging of β particle sources used in medical applications with position sensitive Silicon sensors

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 525, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 294-297

  Caccia, M ^a   Alemi, M ^a   Bianchi, C ^b   Bulgheroni, A ^a,c   Cappellini, C ^a   Conte, L ^b   Kucewicz, W ^d   Prest, M ^a   Vallazza, E ^e   Sampietro, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^e SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Dosimetry; Microstrip; Pixel

Indexed keywords

DEMODULATION; DOSIMETRY; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; PROTONS; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; INTEGRATING CHIPS; MICROSTRIP; PIXEL;

SILICON SENSORS;

EID: 3342960760     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.03.076     Document Type: Conference Paper

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