Gamma-ray imaging with a Si/CsI(Tl) Compton detector

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1648-1654

  Hoover, A S ^a   Sullivan, J P ^a   Baird, B ^a   Brumby, S P ^a   Kippen, R M ^a   McCluskey, C W ^a   Rawool Sullivan, M W ^a   Sorensen, E B ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compton; Gamma ray; Imaging

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETECTORS; GAMMA RAYS; RADIOISOTOPES; SILICON;

COMPTON IMAGING; POINT SOURCES; THIN SILICON SCATTERING DETECTORS;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

CESIUM; CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; MANGANESE 54; RADIOISOTOPE; SILICON; SODIUM 22;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPTON EFFECT; GAMMA RADIATION; IMAGING; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SIMULATION;

CESIUM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAMMA RAYS; IODIDES; RADIATION MONITORING; SILICON; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

EID: 33750487114     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.05.015     Document Type: Article

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