Radiation Detectors for Medical Imaging

<p>Radiation Detectors for Medical Imaging discusses the current state of the art and future prospects of photon-counting detectors for medical imaging applications. Featuring contributions from leading experts and pioneers in their respective fields, this book:</p> <ul> <li>Describes x-ray spectral imaging detectors based on cadmium zinc telluride (CdZnTe) and cadmium telluride (CdTe) materials</li> <li>Presents novel computed tomography (CT) and x-ray clinical applications of photon-counting detectors</li> <li>Considers the future use of CT scanners as both an anatomical and a functional modality in areas typically reserved for nuclear medicine techniques</li> <li>Addresses pulse pileup, incomplete charge collection, and other phenomena that can degrade the spectral response of photon-counting detectors</li> <li>Examines silicon photomultipliers used in single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) systems</li></ul> <p><b>Radiation Detectors for Medical Imaging </b>explores cutting-edge technologies<b> </b>that play a vital role in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of major human diseases, including heart disease and cancer—the top killers in developed countries.</p>