Radiation Detectors for Medical Imaging discusses the current state of the art and future prospects of photon-counting detectors for medical imaging applications. Featuring contributions from leading experts and pioneers in their respective fields, this book: - Describes x-ray spectral imaging detectors based on cadmium zinc telluride (CdZnTe) and cadmium telluride (CdTe) materials - Presents novel computed tomography (CT) and x-ray clinical applications of photon-counting detectors - Considers the future use of CT scanners as both an anatomical and a functional modality in areas typically reserved for nuclear medicine techniques - Addresses pulse pileup, incomplete charge collection, and other phenomena that can degrade the spectral response of photon-counting detectors - Examines silicon photomultipliers used in single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) systems
Lanconelli, N., Rivetti, S. (2015). Review of Detectors Available for Full-Field Digital Mammography. Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press.
Review of Detectors Available for Full-Field Digital Mammography
LANCONELLI, NICO;RIVETTI, STEFANO
2015
Abstract
Radiation Detectors for Medical Imaging discusses the current state of the art and future prospects of photon-counting detectors for medical imaging applications. Featuring contributions from leading experts and pioneers in their respective fields, this book: - Describes x-ray spectral imaging detectors based on cadmium zinc telluride (CdZnTe) and cadmium telluride (CdTe) materials - Presents novel computed tomography (CT) and x-ray clinical applications of photon-counting detectors - Considers the future use of CT scanners as both an anatomical and a functional modality in areas typically reserved for nuclear medicine techniques - Addresses pulse pileup, incomplete charge collection, and other phenomena that can degrade the spectral response of photon-counting detectors - Examines silicon photomultipliers used in single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) systemsI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
