A TDC-based system for X-ray imaging detectors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 932-937

  De Andrade Filho, L M ^a   Barbosa, A F ^a   Lima Jr , H P ^a   Marinho, P R B ^a  

^a Laboratório de Sistemas de Detecção   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Delay line readout; Image acquisition system; Time to digital converter; X ray detector

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; X RAYS;

DELAY LINE READOUT; IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM; TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER; X-RAY DETECTOR;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 27644587645     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2005.852693     Document Type: Article

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