High precision axial coordinate readout for an axial 3-D PET detector module using a wave length shifter strip matrix

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

Volumn 580, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1513-1521

  Braem, A ^a   Chesi, E ^a   Joram, C ^a   Seguinot J ^a   Weilhammer, P ^a   De Leo, R ^b   Nappi, E ^b   Lustermann, W ^c   Schinzel, D ^c   Johnson, I ^d   Renker, D ^d   Albrecht, S ^e  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

G APD; HPD; PET; Santillator

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; PHOTOELECTRONS; READOUT SYSTEMS; SCINTILLATION; WAVELENGTH;

ENERGY RESOLUTION; SCANNERS; WAVELENGTH SHIFTING (WLS);

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 34548699112     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.06.107     Document Type: Article

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