Solid state radiation detector

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1993-10-18

1995-05-30

Jackson, Jerome

Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode

Responsive to non-electrical signal

Electromagnetic or particle radiation

257429, 257 72, 257 444, H01L 2714, H01L 2904, H01L 3106

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054204526

ABSTRACT:
A radiation detection device includes a plurality of pixels, each pixel includes a thin film transistor and a photodiode conductively connected to a gate of the thin film transistor with the photodiode generating a current when the pixel is exposed to x-rays.

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