Imaging performance of mercuric iodide polycrystalline films

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 1812-1816

  Hartsough, Neal E ^a   Iwanczyk, Jan S ^a   Patt, Bradley E ^a   Skinner, Nathan L ^a  

^a Photon Imaging Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Detector; Digital X ray; Mercuric iodide; Polycrystalline; X ray; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL X-RAY DETECTORS; MERCURIC IODIDES; POLYCRYSTALLINE FILMS; X-RAY IMAGING;

IMAGE PROCESSING; MEDICAL IMAGING; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 4444227416     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.832691     Document Type: Conference Paper

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