Research Article
An Investigation of How Pixel Size Affects the Energy Resolution of a Photon Counting X-ray Imaging System
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
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| Volume 39 - Issue 10 |
| Published: February 2012 |
| Authors: Muhammad Masood Sarfaraz, Aamir Khan, Farah Batool, Sheheryar Khan |
10.5120/4853-6933
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Muhammad Masood Sarfaraz, Aamir Khan, Farah Batool, Sheheryar Khan . An Investigation of How Pixel Size Affects the Energy Resolution of a Photon Counting X-ray Imaging System. International Journal of Computer Applications. 39, 10 (February 2012), 1-7. DOI=10.5120/4853-6933
@article{ 10.5120/4853-6933,
author = { Muhammad Masood Sarfaraz,Aamir Khan,Farah Batool,Sheheryar Khan },
title = { An Investigation of How Pixel Size Affects the Energy Resolution of a Photon Counting X-ray Imaging System },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
year = { 2012 },
volume = { 39 },
number = { 10 },
pages = { 1-7 },
doi = { 10.5120/4853-6933 },
publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA }
}
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%A Muhammad Masood Sarfaraz
%A Aamir Khan
%A Farah Batool
%A Sheheryar Khan
%T An Investigation of How Pixel Size Affects the Energy Resolution of a Photon Counting X-ray Imaging System%T
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%V 39
%N 10
%P 1-7
%R 10.5120/4853-6933
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract
Radiation imaging sensors are being used in a variety of applications and a similar kind of sensor, namely the “Timepix”, has been developed. The aim of this paper is to study and analyze its behavior and discover new technique that can be further integrated into the next version of the sensor in order to enhance its functionality. In this regard, the effect of charge sharing between the pixels has been studied as an initial starting point and an attempt has been made to discover the center peak position by removing the effect of charge sharing.
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