NERS/BIOE 481
Lecture 08
Radiation Detection

VI. Detection of Radiation Images(Detailed Syllabus)

  1. Conversion
    1. Radiation input
    2. Detected Signal
    3. Direct Conversion
    4. Indirect Conversion
Reading (pdf):
Assigned Eijk, PMB2002 22 pg Review on medical scintillation imaging.
Optional Nikl, MST2006 18 pg Review on medical scintillator materials.
Optional Owens, NIM2004 20 pg Semiconductor radiation detectors.
Optional Barrett, Ch.5s3 25 pgs Intensifiying screens - speed & MTF.
Resource Pennicard2017 6 pgs Semi-conductors for Xray Detectors.
Resource Fang, MP2012 12 pgs Charge collection and noise, Se DR.
Resource eVproducts, 2013 1 pgs Semiconductor Material Properties Chart.
Resource Nagarkar1998 5 pgs IEEE Trns.Ncl.Sci.45,492,1998, CsI screen
Resource Goodman, US Pat. 10 pgs Fabrication of oriented CsI screens
Resource Shiang, US Pat. 10 pgs Fast, high output Garnet scintillators for CT
Resource Koschan, US Pat. 14 pgs Improved LSO scintillator for PET systems
Lecture Material:

slides(pdf,2.7MB) , printview(pdf,0.8MB)

Homework: L08-HW07   (pdf)
    Answer : L08-HW07+ (pdf)
Links
Semiconductors Principles of Semiconductor Devices, Zeghbroeck (web book)
Hamamatsu X-ray imaging scintillator plate products
UofM RMG UofM Rad Measurements Grp, Zhong He, 3D CZT
CGL-Madrid Crystal Growth Laboratory, Madrid
LBNL Chart of Scintillator Properties (Lawrence Berkeley Lab).