Main description:

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:

Describes x-ray spectral imaging detectors based on cadmium zinc telluride (CdZnTe) and cadmium telluride (CdTe) materials
Presents novel computed tomography (CT) and x-ray clinical applications of photon-counting detectors
Considers the future use of CT scanners as both an anatomical and a functional modality in areas typically reserved for nuclear medicine techniques
Addresses pulse pileup, incomplete charge collection, and other phenomena that can degrade the spectral response of photon-counting detectors
Examines silicon photomultipliers used in single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) systems

Radiation Detectors for Medical Imaging explores cutting-edge technologies 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.

Contents:

CdZnTe and CdTe Crystals for Medical Applications. Monte Carlo Modeling of X-Ray Detectors for Medical Imaging. Medical X-Ray and CT Imaging with Photon-Counting Detectors. Pixelated Semiconductor and Parallel ASIC Design for Spectral Clinical Radiology. Silicon Photomultipliers in Detectors for Nuclear Medicine. Imaging Technologies and Potential Clinical Applications of Photon-Counting X-Ray Computed Tomography. Photon-Counting Detectors and Clinical Applications. Radiation Detection in SPECT and PET. Review of Detectors Available for Full-Field Digital Mammography. Grating-Based Phase-Contrast X-Ray Imaging Technique. Voxel Imaging PET Project.