Advanced X-Ray Radiation Detection: Medical Imaging and Industrial Applications

This  book offers readers an overview of some of the most recent advances in  the field of technology for X-ray medical imaging. Coverage includes  both technology and applications in SPECT, PET and CT, with an in-depth  review of the research topics from leading specialists in the field.  Coverage includes conversion of the X-ray signal into analogue/digital  value, as well as a review of CMOS chips for X-ray image sensors.   Emphasis is on high-Z materials like CdTe, CZT and GaAs, since they  offer the best implementation possibilities for direct conversion X-ray  detectors.  The discussion includes material challenges, detector  operation physics and technology and readout integrated circuits  required to detect signals processes by high-Z sensors.  Authors  contrast these emerging technologies with more established ones based on  scintillator materials. This book is an excellent reference for people  already working in the field as well as for people wishing to enter it.