Some examples of space-borne applications that require improvements in detector technology compared with conventional Si and Ge designs are described. Properties of compound semiconductors are noted, and a range of different detector developments are briefly reviewed. Material fabrication improvements for several compound semiconductors have resulted in near Fano-limited performance.

The open-source software package SolidStateDetectors.jl to calculate the fields and simulate drifts of charge carriers in solid state detectors, together with corresponding pulses, is introduced. can perform all calculations full 3D while it also make use detector symmetries. effect surroundings a be studied. programmed user friendly performance oriented language Julia, such that field drift si...

Solid-state photon detectors based on semiconductors other than silicon are not yet considered mature technology but their current development opens new possibilities, also for space observations. Such devices are especially attractive for ultraviolet radiation detection, as semiconductor materials with band gaps larger than that of silicon can be produced and used as “visible-blind” or “solar-...

BACKGROUND Patients with somatostatin receptor-expressing neuroendocrine tumours can be treated with intravenously administered 177Lu-octreotate. Few patients are cured with the present protocol due to the current dose limitation of normal organs at risk, such as the kidneys. By locally administering 177Lu-octreotate to the liver for the purpose of treating liver metastases, a substantially red...

In this review paper, an overview of the application n-type 4H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) as radiation detectors is given. We have chosen SBDs among other semiconductor devices such PiN or metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) structures, significant progress has been achieved in detection applications last decade. Here, we present recent advances at all key stages detectors, namely: fabricat...

This paper provides a collection of data relevant to the use of various types of semiconductor detector in nuclear spectroscopy and gives examples of the use of detectors in specific experimental applications. Basic data on absorption of various kinds of radiation in germanium and silicon are given, and these are related to the characteristics of different types of semiconductor detectors. A br...

Solid-state silicon detectors are challenging devices for microdosimetry, mainly because they can provide sensitive zones (i.e. depletion layers) of the order of a micrometer. This type of detector can be realized by placing a tissueequivalent converter in contact with a silicon device. A semiconductor microdosimeter is characterized by a high spatial and a good energy resolution and could be u...