Improved x-ray spectroscopy with room temperature CZT detectors

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 5735-5751

  Fritz, Shannon G ^a   Shikhaliev, Polad M ^a   Matthews, Kenneth L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDES; COLLIMATED BEAMS; CZT DETECTORS; DEPTH OF INTERACTIONS; DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY IMAGING; ELECTRIC FIELD DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTRODE CONFIGURATIONS; ENERGY SPECTRA; GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; HOLE TRAPPING; IRRADIATION MODES; LOW ENERGIES; PHOTON ENERGY; PHYSICAL METHODS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL SPECTRA; TILTED ANGLE; X-RAY SPECTRA; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY DETECTORS;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HOLE TRAPS; IRRADIATION; ISOTOPES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION PROTECTION; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROGRAPHS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; Z TRANSFORMS;

GAMMA RAYS;

CADMIUM; CDZNTE; TELLURIUM; ZINC;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAMMA RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROSCOPY;

ALGORITHMS; CADMIUM; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SEMICONDUCTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TELLURIUM; ZINC;

EID: 80052055571     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/17/017     Document Type: Article

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