Characterisation of Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes for medical imaging applications

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

Volumn 571, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 308-311

  Britvitch, I ^a   Johnson, I ^b   Renker, D ^c   Stoykov, A ^b,c   Lorenz, E ^a,d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avalanche photodiode; G APD; PET; SiPM

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES; PHOTOSENSORS; POWER CONSUMPTION;

IMAGING SYSTEMS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

PHOTODIODES;

EID: 33846344209     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.10.089     Document Type: Article

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