GaAs detector optimization for different medical imaging applications

Authors
Amendolia, SR Bertolucci, E Bisogni, MG Bottigli, U Ciocci, MA Conti, M Delogu, P Fantacci, ME Maestro, P Marzulli, V Pernigotti, E Romeo, N Rosso, V Russo, P Stefanini, A Stumbo, S
Citation
Sr. Amendolia et al., GaAs detector optimization for different medical imaging applications, NUCL INST A, 434(1), 1999, pp. 14-17
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
ISSN journal
01689002 → ACNP
Volume
434
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
14 - 17
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(19990911)434:1<14:GDOFDM>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We have investigated the detection performance of GaAs detectors made with different thickness and contact geometries. A comparison is made between th ese detection capabilities and the imaging requirements for the following m edical applications: digital mammography, digital chest radiography and nuc lear medicine. Experimental results and preliminary images are presented an d discussed. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.