Use of lithium niobate detector for measuring X-ray intensity in mammographic range

Aparecido Augusto de Carvalho, A. L. Brassalotti, Mauro Henrique de Paula, A. J. Alter

Electronics Letters · 2004 · 13 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

A detector system that can measure X-ray intensity in the mammographic range of 22 to 36 kVp (equivalent photon energies of the beam between 11 and 15 keV) is presented. It consists of a lithium niobate detector and a high-sensitivity current-to-voltage converter.

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