Essential Physics of Medical X-ray Sources and DetectorsLecture Notes on X-ray Tubes, Linacs, Photon-Counting Detectors, and Energy-Integrating Detectors\nAuthor(s): Ke Li\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG\nISBN-13: 9783032277992, 978-3032277992\nSynopsis\nThis book draws on experience teaching medical physics graduate students and residents to offer a self-contained and rigorous introduction to the physics of X ray tubes, medical linear accelerators (Linacs), X ray photon-counting detectors (PCDs), and X-ray energy-integrating detectors. It directly addresses the conceptual challenges learners face in understanding the operating principles of PCDs and Linacs, using an approach that is intuitive without sacrificing depth.\n\nThe book is organized into six focused chapters covering basic semiconductor physics, semiconductor detector structure and elements, semiconductor photon counting detector (PCD) phys.