Anode position and last dynode timing circuits for dual-layer BGO scintillator with PS-PMT based modular PET detectors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 I, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2203-2207

  Zhang, Nan ^a   Thompson, Christopher J ^b   Togane, Dylan ^b   Cayouette, Francois ^b   Nguyen, Khanh Q ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Modular detector; Multilayer crystal; Positron emission mammography (PEM); Positron emission tomography (PET); Readout circuit; Small animal imaging

Indexed keywords

ANODES; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TIMING CIRCUITS; VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

ANODE POSITION; DYNODE TIMING CIRCUITS; READOUT CIRCUIT;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036816184     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.803815     Document Type: Article

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