Energy dependence of an epitaxial diode in standard diagnostic radiology beams
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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIA ON RADIATION PHYSICS, 19th
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The overall response of a radiation-hard epitaxial diode has been previously investigated for radiation
diagnostic radiology qualities (RQR-3, RQR-5, RQR-8, and RQR-10) and computed tomography qualities
(RQT-8, RQT-9, and RQT-10) beams. The EPI diode has a thin n-type epitaxial layer (25-75 µm) grown
on a thick (300-500 µm) Czochralski silicon substrate and a p-n junction provided by a highly doped ptype silicon layer ( 1 µm). When operating as a dosimeter in the short-circuit current mode, the dosimetric
parameters of the diode regarding repeatability (< 0.3%), long-term stability (0.4%/year), angular response
(< 3%, ± 5º), dose rate dependence (< 3%), and signal-to-noise ratio (≥ 1500) fully adhered to the IEC
61674 recommendations [1]. However, compliance with the energy dependence requirement (≤ 5%) was
not achieved for RQR-10 and RQT-10 beams, with average energies of 60 keV upward. This unexpected
dependence, experimentally manifested by variations in the charge sensitivities, might be associated with
the physical phenomena underlying the photon interaction with the complex design of the EPI diode. This
work aims to provide a theoretical basis for the data previously gathered with the EPI diode and validate
its use as a dosimeter for low-energy photon beams. It has been accomplished through current and charge
sensitivities calculations considering the diode as a thin abrupt junction supported on a highly doped
Czochralski substrate, the minority carriers' diffusion lengths, and the X-ray energy spectra from a PantakSeifert 160HS Isovolt X-ray generator. The theoretical results are compared to the experimental ones, as
visible in Fig.1. Despite the overall data agreement in the low-energy region, the discrepancy between the
experimental and calculated values for photons of 60 keV upward remains to be investigated. Studies in
this direction are underway.
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GONÇALVES, J.A.C.; MANGIAROTTI, A.; ANTONIO, P.L.; CALDAS, L.V.E.; BUENO, C.C. Energy dependence of an epitaxial diode in standard diagnostic radiology beams. In: PESSANHA, SOFIA (ed.); MANSO, MARTA (ed.). In: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIA ON RADIATION PHYSICS, 19th, September 1-5, 2024, Lisbon, Portugal. Abstract... Lisbon, Portugal: Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2024. p. 165-165. Disponível em: https://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/48968. Acesso em: 30 Dec 2025.
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