A new solid-state detector for radiation-therapy imaging

Autor: W.J. McGann, P. Biggs, L. Cirignano, G. Entine
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 299:172-175
ISSN: 0168-9002
DOI: 10.1016/0168-9002(90)90770-7
Popis: A new approach to imaging the high-intensity photon flux from medical linear accelerators is described. Photovoltaic diodes made from cadmium telluride were used to generate high-contrast images in a 10 MV radiation-therapy treatment accelerator. A linear scanning array of these diodes will be capable of generating images over an area of 40 × 40 cm2 in under 5 s, a factor of 8 times faster than the current silicon-diode system.
Databáze: OpenAIRE