Scintillator phosphors for medical imaging

Scintillators are high density luminescent materials that convert X-rays to visible light. These materials have been used since the turn of the century to dramatically enhance the sensitivity of film cartridges used in medical diagnostics. Coupling scintillators to photodiodes, charge coupled device...

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Published in:The Electrochemical Society interface 1998-06, Vol.7 (2), p.34-38
Main Author: DUCLOS, S. J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cartridges
Charge coupled devices
Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Light-sensitive materials
Medical imaging
Optical materials
Optical properties and condensed-matter spectroscopy and other interactions of matter with particles and radiation
Optics
Other luminescence and radiative recombination
Phosphors
Photodiodes
Photomultiplier tubes
Physics
Scintillation counters
Sensitivity enhancement
X-rays
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Summary:Scintillators are high density luminescent materials that convert X-rays to visible light. These materials have been used since the turn of the century to dramatically enhance the sensitivity of film cartridges used in medical diagnostics. Coupling scintillators to photodiodes, charge coupled devices (CCDs), and photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) is an efficient way to convert X-rays to electrical signals.
ISSN:1064-8208
1944-8783
DOI:10.1149/2.f07982if