X-ray, gamma-ray detector/imager by CdTe semiconductor and its applications

Photon counting type X-ray, gamma-ray detector and imager were developed by using CdTe compound semiconductor. The detector / imager could be applied for practical application and we tried to apply material identificated X-ray CT. The imager has photon energy discriminate function and high linearity between number of incident photons and output counts. It make high contrast image for X-ray penetration image and material identification in X-ray computed tomography (CT) measurement.