Transcription of Chapter 6: Basic radiation detectors
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IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency Set of 60 slides based on the Chapter authored by VAN EIJK Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands of the IAEA publication (ISBN 978 92 0 143810 2): Nuclear Medicine Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students Objective: To familiarize the student with the fundamental concepts of Basic radiation detectors Chapter 6: Basic radiation detectors Slide set prepared in 2015 by J. Schwartz (New York, NY, USA) IAEA Chapter 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Gas filled detectors Semiconductor detectors Scintillation detectors and storage phosphors Nuclear Medicine Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students Chapter 6 Slide 2/60 IAEA INTRODUCTION radiation detectors complexity and relevance radiation detectors are of param
Charged particles transfer their energy by ionization & excitation Ionization results in • Charge carriers production: Electrons and ions in a gaseous detection medium Electrons and holes in a semiconductor material Light quanta emission in scintillators Radiation detectors • Charge or current forms signal •
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