Published November 15, 1992
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Journal article
Use of the EGS4 Monte Carlo code to evaluate the response of HgI2 and CdTe detectors for photons in the diagnostic energy range
Creators
- 1. INFN, Naples (Italy)
- 2. Naples Univ. (Italy). Dipt. di Scienze Fisiche
- 3. INFN, Pisa (Italy)
- 4. Pisa Univ. (Italy). Dipt. di Fisica
- 5. INFN, Cagliari (Italy)
- 6. Cagliari Univ. (Italy). Ist. di Fisica Medica
- 7. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, CA (United States)
Description
We present the results of the detailed simulation of the response of a HgI2 crystal in terms of efficiency, energy and space resolutions versus photon energy in the diagnostic energy range 20-100 keV. Some configurations of CdTe crystals for positron emission tomography are also evaluated. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A
- Journal Volume
- 322
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 591-595.
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
Conference
- Title
- 7. international workshop on room temperature semiconductor X- and gamma-ray detectors and associated electronics.
- Dates
- 23-28 Sep 1991.
- Place
- Ravello (Italy).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 24036256
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CADMIUM TELLURIDES; CDTE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; E CODES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; ENERGY RESOLUTION; EXCITONS; GAMMA DETECTION; HGI2 SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; KEV RANGE 10-100; KEV RANGE 100-1000; MERCURY IODIDES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTON TRANSPORT; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; X-RAY DETECTION
- Descriptors DEC
- CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCULATION METHODS; CHALCOGENIDES; COMPUTER CODES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DETECTION; DISTRIBUTION; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENERGY RANGE; FUNCTIONS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; IODIDES; IODINE COMPOUNDS; KEV RANGE; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; MERCURY HALIDES; NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT; QUASI PARTICLES; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION TRANSPORT; RESOLUTION; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SIMULATION; TELLURIDES; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TOMOGRAPHY