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ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Applications of Cd(Zn)Te Radiation Detectors in Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation.

Anthony R Whittemore, Elena Maria Zannoni

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Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Anthony R WhittemoreWalker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-4918-2216
Elena Maria ZannoniWalker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3142-9742

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review explores the applications of room temperature semiconductor detectors, with a focus on Cd(Zn)Te based detection systems, in non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E). Cd(Zn)Te detectors, which operate efficiently at ambient temperatures, eliminate the need for cryogenic cooling systems and offer high energy and spatial resolution, making them ideal for a wide range of NDT&E applications. Key performance parameters such as energy resolution, spatial resolution, time resolution, detector efficiency, and form factor are discussed. The paper highlights the utilization of Cd(Zn)Te detectors in various imaging and spectroscopic applications, including nuclear threat detection and non-proliferation, archaeological NDT, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle radiological surveying. Cd(Zn)Te detectors hold significant promise in NDT&E due to their high-resolution imaging, superior spectroscopic capabilities, versatility, and portability.

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compound semiconductor radiation detectorshigh-Z semiconductor radiation detectorsNDTnon-destructive testingsemiconductor radiation detectorsX-ray and gamma-ray detectors

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PMID40292883
PMCPMC11946823

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