Mercuric iodide photodetector arrays for gamma-ray imaging

被引:13
作者
Patt, BE [1 ]
Iwanczyk, JS [1 ]
Wang, YJ [1 ]
Tornai, MP [1 ]
Levin, CS [1 ]
Hoffman, EJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,SCH MED,CRUMP INST BIOL IMAGING,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(96)00492-5
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We have developed a novel detector device, namely: a mercuric iodide photodetector array (HgI2 PDA) to be used with a scintillating crystal for X-ray and gamma-ray imaging. A HgI2 PDA prototype with 16-pixels has been evaluated with segmented scintillators (CsI(TI)) coupled to the HgI2 PDA. Pixel energy resolution of 9.4% FWHM has been obtained at 122 keV for a 4 mm thick scintillator corresponding to 72% stopping at 140 keV, and pixel energy resolution of 11% FWHM has been obtained at 122 keV with the 10 mm thick scintillator.
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页数:6
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