Cadmium telluride semiconductor detector for improved spatial and energy resolution radioisotopic imaging

The detector in single-photon emission computed tomography has played a key role in the quality of the images. Over the past few decades, developments in semiconductor detector technology provided an appropriate substitution for scintillation detectors in terms of high sensitivity, better energy res...

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Main Authors: Samira Abbaspour, Babak Mahmoudian, Jalil Islamian
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-04-01
Series:World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/1450-1147.203079
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description The detector in single-photon emission computed tomography has played a key role in the quality of the images. Over the past few decades, developments in semiconductor detector technology provided an appropriate substitution for scintillation detectors in terms of high sensitivity, better energy resolution, and also high spatial resolution. One of the considered detectors is cadmium telluride (CdTe). The purpose of this paper is to review the CdTe semiconductor detector used in preclinical studies, small organ and small animal imaging, also research in nuclear medicine and other medical imaging modalities by a complete inspect on the material characteristics, irradiation principles, applications, and epitaxial growth method.
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spelling doaj-art-70a7d99149d54dd2a4aa105386ad8c8b2025-08-20T01:57:51ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.World Journal of Nuclear Medicine1450-11471607-33122017-04-01160210110710.4103/1450-1147.203079Cadmium telluride semiconductor detector for improved spatial and energy resolution radioisotopic imagingSamira Abbaspour0Babak Mahmoudian1Jalil Islamian2Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranDepartment of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranDepartment of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranThe detector in single-photon emission computed tomography has played a key role in the quality of the images. Over the past few decades, developments in semiconductor detector technology provided an appropriate substitution for scintillation detectors in terms of high sensitivity, better energy resolution, and also high spatial resolution. One of the considered detectors is cadmium telluride (CdTe). The purpose of this paper is to review the CdTe semiconductor detector used in preclinical studies, small organ and small animal imaging, also research in nuclear medicine and other medical imaging modalities by a complete inspect on the material characteristics, irradiation principles, applications, and epitaxial growth method.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/1450-1147.203079cadmium tellurideimage qualityradiation detectorsemiconductorsingle-photon emission computed tomography
spellingShingle Samira Abbaspour
Babak Mahmoudian
Jalil Islamian
Cadmium telluride semiconductor detector for improved spatial and energy resolution radioisotopic imaging
World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
cadmium telluride
image quality
radiation detector
semiconductor
single-photon emission computed tomography
title Cadmium telluride semiconductor detector for improved spatial and energy resolution radioisotopic imaging
title_full Cadmium telluride semiconductor detector for improved spatial and energy resolution radioisotopic imaging
title_fullStr Cadmium telluride semiconductor detector for improved spatial and energy resolution radioisotopic imaging
title_full_unstemmed Cadmium telluride semiconductor detector for improved spatial and energy resolution radioisotopic imaging
title_short Cadmium telluride semiconductor detector for improved spatial and energy resolution radioisotopic imaging
title_sort cadmium telluride semiconductor detector for improved spatial and energy resolution radioisotopic imaging
topic cadmium telluride
image quality
radiation detector
semiconductor
single-photon emission computed tomography
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/1450-1147.203079
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