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FLUXEN portable equipment for direct X-ray spectra measurements

Sabina TangaroGiuseppe RasoD. Lo PrestiSimone StumboBruno GolosioPiernicola OlivaFrancesco FauciUbaldo BottigliSebastiano AielloG.l. Masala

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PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsRange (particle radiation)X-ray spectraX ray spectrographs X rays air kerma CZTbusiness.industryRadiationSignalSpectral lineCZTOpticsSoftwareX-ray spectra; direct measurement; CZTElectronicsdirect measurementbusinessInstrumentationBeam (structure)Energy (signal processing)

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Abstract The proper use of imaging equipment in radiological units is based on an appropriate knowledge of the physical characteristics of the X-ray beam used. The FLUXEN PROJECT is working on a portable apparatus which, together with dedicated software, is able to perform an exact spectral reconstruction of the radiation produced in diagnostic X-ray tubes. The apparatus characterizes the energy spectrum of radiological tubes and also provides a measurement of the emitted flux. The acquisition system is based on a commercial CZT detector (3×3×2 mm 3 ), produced by AMPTEK, cooled by a Peltier cell, with a high efficiency in the diagnostic X-ray energy range and modified in the shaping electronics so as to obtain a faster response. The acquiring section lies on a NuDAQ I/O card with a sampling frequency of up to 20 MHz. The signal produced by the X-ray tube is wholly acquired and an off-line analysis is made so as to make possible an accurate recognition of pile-up events and a reconstruction of the emitted spectra. The reconstructed spectra of a General Electric Senographe DMR mammographic X-ray tube are shown.

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2004-02-01
10.1016/j.nima.2003.11.030http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11769/13290