Amorphous selenium detector utilizing a Frisch grid for photon-counting imaging applications

A. H. Goldan; Y. Fang; K. S. Karim; O. Tousignant; H. Mani; L. Laperrière

doi:10.1117/12.813708

14 March 2009 Amorphous selenium detector utilizing a Frisch grid for photon-counting imaging applications

A. H. Goldan, Y. Fang, K. S. Karim, O. Tousignant, H. Mani, L. Laperrière

Proceedings Volume 7258, Medical Imaging 2009: Physics of Medical Imaging; 725816 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.813708
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2009, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando Area), Florida, United States

Abstract

Incomplete charge collection due to poor electron mobility in amorphous selenium (a-Se) results in depth-dependent signal variations. The slow signal rise-time for the portion of the induced charge due to electron-movement towards the anode and significant electron trapping cause ballistic deficit. In this paper, we investigate Frisch-grid detector design to reduce the depth dependent noise, increase the photon count-rate, and improve the spectral performance of positively biased amorphous selenium radiation detectors. In addition, we analyze the impact of using the Frisch grid detector design on x-ray sensitivity, detective quantum efficiency (DQE), modulation transfer function (MTF), and image lag of integrating-mode a-Se radiation detectors. Preliminary results based on theory are presented for emerging digital medical imaging modalities such as mammography tomosynthesis and fluoroscopy.

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A. H. Goldan, Y. Fang, K. S. Karim, O. Tousignant, H. Mani, and L. Laperrière "Amorphous selenium detector utilizing a Frisch grid for photon-counting imaging applications", Proc. SPIE 7258, Medical Imaging 2009: Physics of Medical Imaging, 725816 (14 March 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.813708

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