Description
Book SynopsisThis book offers readers an overview of some of the most recent advances in the field of detectors for X-ray imaging. Coverage includes both technology and applications, with an in-depth review of the research topics from leading specialists in the field. Emphasis is on high-Z materials like CdTe, CZT and perovskites, since they offer the best implementation possibilities for direct conversion X-ray detectors. Authors discuss material challenges, detector operation physics and technology and readout integrated circuits required to detect signals processes by high-Z sensors.
Table of ContentsIntroduction to High-Z Semiconductor Detectors.- High-Z compound semiconductors as sensors for hybrid pixel area detectors.- Photon-integrating hybrid pixel array detectors for high-energy x-ray applications.- Photon counting detectors and their applications in medical imaging.- CZT Detectors for High-Flux.- Position-sensitive virtual Frisch-grid CdZnTe detectors and their applications.- Drift detectors and Compton cameras.- CdTe Pixel Detectors for Hard X-Ray Astronomy.- High-Z pixel sensor characterization for synchrotron applications.- High Performance CdTe/CZT Spectro-Imagers.
