title: A new fast and large area neutron detector using a novel image plate readout technique.
abstract: At Agfa Medical Imaging Systems, a new type of image plate scanner is being developed. Instead of scanning the irradiated image plate with a single laser and reading the luminescence information with a single light collector and photomultiplier, the new system employs a whole line of laser diodes and a set of CCD line sensors. This technique allows for virtually unlimited detection areas and a very fast readout.
authors.affiliation: Physik-Department E21, Technische Universität München, FRM-II, Lichtenbergstr. 1, D-85747 Garching, Germany. burkhard.schillinger@frm2.tum.de
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schillinger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baumann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gebele
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schaetzing
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schaller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schuster
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D009502:Neutrons; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014159:Transducers