Radiation Detectors for Medical Imaging

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 technologiesthat 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.

Jan S. Iwanczyk is currently president and chief executive officer of DxRay, Inc., Northridge, California, USA. He was previously affiliated with several private and publicly traded start-up companies as well as the University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA. He holds a master’s degree in electronics and a Ph.D in physics. Dr. Iwanczyk is the author of more than 220 scientific papers, book chapters, and patents; an invited speaker at major symposia worldwide; and a recipient of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society MERIT Award.