A segmented hybrid photon detector with integrated auto-triggering front-end electronics for a PET scanner

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 564, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 352-363

  Chesi, E ^a   Braem, A ^a   Joram, C ^a   Mathot, S ^a   Seguinot J ^a   Weilhammer, P ^a   Ciocia, F ^b   De Leo, R ^b   Nappi, E ^b   Vilardi, I ^b   Argentieri, A ^c   Corsi, F ^c   Dragone, A ^c   Pasqua, D ^c  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Front end electonics; HPD; PET; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTODETECTORS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; VLSI CIRCUITS;

AUTO-TRIGGERING; FRONT-END ELECTONICS; HPD; HYBRID PHOTON DETECTOR;

PHOTONS;

EID: 33745881902     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.05.084     Document Type: Article

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