Silicon photomultiplier as an alternative for APD in PET/MRI applications

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1620-1625

  Nassalski, A ^a   Moszynski, M ^a   Syntfeld Kazuch, A ^a   Szczesniak T ^a   Swiderski L ^a   Wolski, D ^a   Batsch, T ^a   Baszak, J ^b  

^a SOLTAN INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES   (Poland)

^b Hamamatsu Photonics Deutschland GmbH   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; GEIGER MODES; LASER DIODES; LIGHT YIELD; MULTI-PIXEL PHOTON COUNTERS; NONPROPORTIONALITY; PHOTON COUNTING; PULSE HEIGHT; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER; SOLID-STATE PHOTODETECTORS; TIME RESOLUTION;

OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

PIXELS;

EID: 60549112131     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4775108     Document Type: Conference Paper

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