X-ray imaging using avalanche multiplication in amorphous selenium: Investigation of depth dependent avalanche noise

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 976-986

  Hunt, D C ^a   Tanioka, Kenkichi ^b   Rowlands, J A ^a  

^a Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre   (Canada)

^b Advanced Imaging Devices Research Laboratories   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; IMAGE ACQUISITION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; QUANTUM NOISE; SELENIUM; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

ACTIVE MATRIX FLAT-PANEL IMAGERS; AVALANCHE MULTIPLICATION; DETECTIVE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DIRECT CONVERSION DETECTORS; FLAT PANEL DETECTORS; HIGH ELECTRIC FIELDS; THEORETICAL MODELING;

FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS;

SELENIUM;

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC FIELD; EXPERIMENT; FLAT PANEL DETECTOR; FLUOROSCOPY; IMAGING SYSTEM; NOISE; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; TECHNOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; THEORY VALIDATION; X RAY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33847623625     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2437097     Document Type: Article

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