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This volume presents specific applications of the detection systems in medical imaging, industrial testing and security applications. These newely developed technologies start to play a vital role in the detection, diagnosis and tratment of major human diseases.
List of contents
1. Radiation Detection in SPECT and PET. 2. Imaging Technologies and Potential Clinical Applications of Photon Counting X-Ray Computed Tomography. 3. Optimized Energy Bins for K-Edge Imaging Using a Photon Counting Detector. 4. Spectral Photon-Counting CT System Based on Si-PM Coupled with Novel Ceramic Scintillators. 5. Spectral X-Ray Computed Micro Tomography: 3-Dimensional Chemical Imaging by Using a Pixelated Semiconductor Detector. 6. Range Verification by Means of Prompt-Gamma Detection in Particle Therapy. 7. Compton Cameras and Their Applications. 8. MRI-SPECT Multimodal Imaging. 9. Possibilities of Uses of a CZT Detector in Security Applications. 10. Xenon-Based EL-TPCs for 4□□ Detection of X-Rays in the Energy Range 10-100 keV.
About the author
Jan Iwanczyk is a consultant to Universities and private companies since July 2017. He has served as a President and CEO of DxRay, Inc., Northridge, California, from 2005 to 2017.
Krzysztof (Kris) Iniewski is managing R&D development activities at Redlen Technologies Inc., a detector company based in British Columbia, Canada. During his 15 years at Redlen he has managed development of highly integrated CZT detector products in medical imaging and security applications.
Summary
This volume presents specific applications of the detection systems in medical imaging, industrial testing and security applications. These newely developed technologies start to play a vital role in the detection, diagnosis and tratment of major human diseases.
