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The Dynamic Response of Htdrogenated Amorphous Silicon Imaging Pixels

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

J. Yorkston
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
L. E. Antonuk
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
E. J. Morton
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
J. Boudry
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
V. Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
C. W. Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
M. J. Longo
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
R. A. Street
Affiliation:
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Abstract

The dynamic response of pixels from an a-Si:H imaging array are investigated and a model is developed to explain their observed behavior. Such arrays are under development for radiotherapy and diagnostic x-ray applications.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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