X-ray detectors in medical imaging

• Published in: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 731; pp. 57 - 63
• Main Author: Spahn, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 11.12.2013
• Subjects: Accelerators; Adaptation; Amorphous silicon; Clinical applications; CMOS; Demographics; Design engineering; Detectors; Health care; Healthcare trends; Photon counting; Trends; X-ray detectors; X-rays; CMOS; Amorphous silicon; X-ray detectors; Photon counting; Clinical applications; Healthcare trends

Healthcare systems are subject to continuous adaptation, following trends such as the change of demographic structures, the rise of life-style related and chronic diseases, and the need for efficient and outcome-oriented procedures. This also influences the design of new imaging systems as well as t...