Title :
Pixelated CdZnTe for imaging in medicine: Overall performance assessment using an advanced computational modeling framework
Author :
Myronakis, Marios E. ; Zvelebil, Marketa ; Darambara, Dimitra G.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Cancer Res. & R. Marsden Found. NHS Trust, London, UK
fDate :
Oct. 27 2012-Nov. 3 2012
Abstract :
An advanced computational framework was developed for 3D modelling of semiconductor detectors and medical imaging systems. In our work, pixellated CdZnTe detectors with pixel size between 0.04 and 1.6 mm and thickness in the range of 0.5 to 10 mm were modeled and investigated in terms of charge transport effects, detection efficiency and energy resolution across the energy range used in medical imaging applications.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; biomedical imaging; cadmium compounds; semiconductor counters; zinc compounds; CdZnTe; advanced computational modeling framework; medical imaging applications; medical imaging systems; pixellated CdZnTe detectors; semiconductor detectors;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2028-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551975
