New Semiconductor Detector Shows Promise for Medical Diagnostics

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  • TBMG-38558
Published February 01, 2021 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
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Northwestern University researchers have developed new devices based on a low-cost material to aid in the detection and identification of radioactive isotopes. Using cesium lead bromide in the form of perovskite crystals, the research team found that they were able to create highly efficient detectors in both small, portable devices for field researchers and in very large detectors. The results are more than a decade in the making.