Multi-pixel photon counters for TOF PET detector and its challenges

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 3586-3590

  Kim, Chang Lyong ^a   Wang, Gin Chun ^a   Dolinsky, Sergei ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK DETECTORS; DARK COUNTS; DETECTOR SYSTEMS; EXPECTED IMPROVEMENTS; GEIGER MODES; GENERATION TIME; LYSO CRYSTALS; MULTI-PIXEL PHOTON COUNTERS; MULTIPLE DEVICES; OVER-VOLTAGE; PET DETECTORS; PHOTON DETECTION EFFICIENCY; PULSE SHAPES; SUB-PIXELS; TIME-OF-FLIGHT PET; TIMING PERFORMANCE; TIMING RESOLUTIONS; TRANSIT TIME SPREAD; TRIGGER THRESHOLD;

PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; PIXELS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SENSORS; TIME MEASUREMENT;

TIMING CIRCUITS;

EID: 60549088446     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774096     Document Type: Conference Paper

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