Spectral perturbations from silicon diode detector encapsulation and shielding in photon fields

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 6055-6060

  Eklund, Karin ^a   Ahnesjö, Anders ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

detector response; photon spectra; silicone diode

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; DIODES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; PLASTICS INDUSTRY; SHIELDING; SILICON; SILICON DETECTORS; SILICONES; TUNGSTEN;

CORRELATED SAMPLING; DETECTOR RESPONSE; LOW ENERGY PHOTONS; MANUFACTURING PRACTICES; PHOTON SPECTRA; PLASTIC ENCAPSULATION; SILICON DIODE DETECTORS; VARIANCE REDUCTIONS;

POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

EID: 78149419872     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3501316     Document Type: Article

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