Semiconductor pixel detectors for gamma-ray imaging in nuclear medicine

H. B. Barber; B. A. Apotovskyc; F. L. Augustine; H. H. Barrett; E. L. Dereniak; F. P. Doty; J. D. Eskin; W. J. Hamilton; D. G. Marks; K. J. Matherson; J. E. Venzon; J. M. Woolfenden; E. T. Young

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Semiconductor pixel detectors for gamma-ray imaging in nuclear medicine

H. B. Barber, B. A. Apotovskyc, F. L. Augustine, H. H. Barrett, E. L. Dereniak, F. P. Doty, J. D. Eskin, W. J. Hamilton, D. G. Marks, K. J. Matherson, J. E. Venzon, J. M. Woolfenden, E. T. Young

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Semiconductor pixel detectors hold great promise for replacing scintillation cameras in nuclear medicine; improvements in spatial resolution, energy resolution and sensitivity should result. The current status of this subject is briefly reviewed. The fabrication of hybrid, 48 × 48 CdZnTe pixel arrays for use in gamma-ray imaging is described. Each detector array is indium-bump bonded to a Hughes 48 × 48 multiplexer chip; the design is similar to that of an infrared focal-plane array. The 48 × 48 CdZnTe array is shown to perform well as a gamma-ray imaging system with 125 μm spatial resolution (at 60 keV), equivalent to the pixel spacing. A correction technique for charge spreading between pixels is demonstrated. The implications of macroscopic crystal defects on array performance are briefly discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	421-428
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	395
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(97)00615-3
State	Published - Aug 21 1997

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Barber, H. B., Apotovskyc, B. A., Augustine, F. L., Barrett, H. H., Dereniak, E. L., Doty, F. P., Eskin, J. D., Hamilton, W. J., Marks, D. G., Matherson, K. J., Venzon, J. E., Woolfenden, J. M., & Young, E. T. (1997). Semiconductor pixel detectors for gamma-ray imaging in nuclear medicine. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 395(3), 421-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(97)00615-3

Semiconductor pixel detectors for gamma-ray imaging in nuclear medicine. / Barber, H. B.; Apotovskyc, B. A.; Augustine, F. L.; Barrett, H. H.; Dereniak, E. L.; Doty, F. P.; Eskin, J. D.; Hamilton, W. J.; Marks, D. G.; Matherson, K. J.; Venzon, J. E.; Woolfenden, J. M.; Young, E. T.

In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 395, No. 3, 21.08.1997, p. 421-428.

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Barber, HB, Apotovskyc, BA, Augustine, FL, Barrett, HH, Dereniak, EL, Doty, FP, Eskin, JD, Hamilton, WJ, Marks, DG, Matherson, KJ, Venzon, JE, Woolfenden, JM & Young, ET 1997, 'Semiconductor pixel detectors for gamma-ray imaging in nuclear medicine', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 395, no. 3, pp. 421-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(97)00615-3

Barber, H. B. ; Apotovskyc, B. A. ; Augustine, F. L. ; Barrett, H. H. ; Dereniak, E. L. ; Doty, F. P. ; Eskin, J. D. ; Hamilton, W. J. ; Marks, D. G. ; Matherson, K. J. ; Venzon, J. E. ; Woolfenden, J. M. ; Young, E. T. / Semiconductor pixel detectors for gamma-ray imaging in nuclear medicine. In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1997 ; Vol. 395, No. 3. pp. 421-428.

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