title: The use of cadmium telluride detectors for the qualitative analysis of diagnostic x-ray spectra.
abstract: A method is introduced for the evaluation of x-ray spectra from x-ray machines operating in the range 50-100 kVp using a cadmium telluride (CdTe) detector with low detection efficiency. The pulse height distribution obtained with this kind of detector does not represent the true photon spectra owing to the presence of K-escape, Compton scattering, etc.; these effects were evaluated using a Monte Carlo method. A stripping procedure is described for implementation on a Univac 1100/82 computer. The validity of our method was finally tested by comparison with experimental results obtained with a Ge detector and with data from the literature; the results are in good agreement with published data.
mesh_terms: D002104:Cadmium; D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D005857:Germanium; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D011859:Radiography / Q000592:standards*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013679:Technology, Radiologic; D013691:Tellurium
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D005857:Germanium; D002104:Cadmium; D013691:Tellurium; C028337:cadmium telluride