title: Performance of PIN photodiode in microdosimetry.
abstract: The performance of a PIN silicon photodiode as a microdosimetric detector was explored. Microdosimetric spectra of a 137Cs gamma source and that of an americium-beryllium neutron source were determined with a PIN photodiode as well as with a tissue-equivalent proportional counter of 1 micron simulated diameter. The spectra were compared.
authors.affiliation: Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kadachi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Waheed
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Obeid
mesh_terms: D000576:Americium; D001608:Beryllium; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D005720:Gamma Rays; D009502:Neutrons; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D001608:Beryllium; D000576:Americium