Recent results with a segmented Hybrid Photon Detector for a novel, parallax-free PET Scanner for Brain Imaging

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

Volumn 571, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 134-141

  Braem, A ^a   Chesi, E ^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 electronics; HPD; PET; Positron Emission Tomography

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTOCATHODES; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCANNING; VLSI CIRCUITS;

FRONT-END ELECTRONICS; HYBRID PHOTON DETECTOR (HPD); VLSI READOUT ELECTRONICS;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 33846343145     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.10.047     Document Type: Article

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