A hybrid Monte Carlo model for the energy response functions of X-ray photon counting detectors

D Wu, X Xu, L Zhang, S Wang - … and Methods in Physics Research Section …, 2016 - Elsevier
In photon counting computed tomography (CT), it is vital to know the energy response
functions of the detector for noise estimation and system optimization. Empirical methods …

An efficient computational approach to model statistical correlations in photon counting x‐ray detectors

S Faby, J Maier, S Sawall, D Simons… - Medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To introduce and evaluate an increment matrix approach (IMA) describing the
signal statistics of energy‐selective photon counting detectors including spatial–spectral …

Energy sensitive Timepix silicon detector for electron imaging

M Esposito, J Jakubek, G Mettivier, S Pospisil… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2011 - Elsevier
We present the first measurements with the energy sensitive Timepix pixel detector for
electron imaging. The hybrid pixel detector consists of a silicon detector, 300μm thick, bump …

Energy resolution and transport properties of CdTe-Timepix-Assemblies

D Greiffenberg, A Fauler, A Zwerger… - Journal of …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
CdTe is a promising material for the detection of γ-and X-rays as 1 mm thick CdTe sensors
offer an absorption efficiency that is higher than 50 {%} for photon energies up to 120 keV …

THOR: inclusion of charge carriers' creation and transport in semiconductor detectors in the PENELOPE Monte Carlo simulation code

HR Mendes, A Tomal - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
This study introduces the simulation framework THOR, which was designed to include the
creation and transport of electrons and holes in pixelated semiconductors detectors used for …

Monte Carlo simulation of charge sharing effects in silicon and GaAs photon counting X-ray imaging detectors

HE Nilsson, C Frojdh, E Dubaric - 2003 IEEE Nuclear Science …, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work we present a numerical study of charge sharing in photon counting X-ray
imaging detectors. The study is based on charge transport simulations combined with a …

Charge sharing suppression using pixel-to-pixel communication in photon counting X-ray imaging systems

HE Nilsson, B Norlin, C Fröjdh, L Tlustos - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2007 - Elsevier
In planar silicon detector structures, the charge sharing between pixels is one limiting factor
for colour X-ray imaging using integrated photon counting pixel detectors. 3D detector …

Characterization of a mammographic system based on single photon counting pixel arrays coupled to GaAs x‐ray detectors

SR Amendolia, MG Bisogni, P Delogu… - Medical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The authors report on the imaging capabilities of a mammographic system demonstrator
based on GaAs pixel detectors operating in single photon counting (SPC) mode. The system …

Spectroscopy applications for the Medipix photon counting X-ray system

A Manuilskiy, B Norlin, HE Nilsson, C Fröjdh - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Since the Medipix system is a photon counting system with selectable threshold, it is
possible to use it as a spectroscopic device, which is sensitive to the energy of the incoming …

HORUS, an HPAD X-ray detector simulation program

G Potdevin, U Trunk, H Graafsma - Journal of Instrumentation, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
The development of modern X-ray detectors is a complex process, and it is often difficult to
evaluate the effect of each single technological choice on the overall performance of the …