Reviewing polycrystalline mercuric iodide X-ray detectors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 2385-2391

  Schieber, M ^a,b   Zuck, A ^a   Gilboa, H ^b   Zentai, G ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Real Time Radiography   (Israel)

^c VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Mercuric iodide; Polycrystalline semiconductors; X ray detectors; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

MERCURY COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; RADIATION DETECTORS; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

MERCURIC IODIDE; POLYCRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTORS; X-RAY DETECTORS; X-RAY IMAGING;

POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 33748346887     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2006.877043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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