A multi-threshold sampling method for TOF-PET signal processing

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

Volumn 602, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 618-621

  Kim, H ^a   Kao, C M ^a   Xie, Q ^a   Chen, C T ^a   Zhou, L ^b   Tang, F ^b   Frisch, H ^b   Moses, W W ^c   Choong, W S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multi threshold sampling; Positron emission tomography; Time resolution

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; DISCRIMINATORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; POSITRONS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; TIME MEASUREMENT;

DIGITAL DATA ACQUISITIONS; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; FALLING EDGES; INPUT SIGNALS; LSO CRYSTALS; MEAN VALUES; MULTI-THRESHOLD SAMPLING; OUTPUT PULSE; PHOTO MULTIPLIER TUBES; PROTOTYPE ELECTRONICS; PROTOTYPE IMPLEMENTATIONS; SAMPLING METHODS; SAMPLING RATES; SAMPLING SCHEMES; THRESHOLD DISCRIMINATORS; THRESHOLD LEVELS; THRESHOLD METHODS; TIME CONSTANTS; TIME RESOLUTION; TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS; TIMING INFORMATIONS; TIMING RESOLUTIONS; WAVE FORMS;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 63149164248     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.01.100     Document Type: Article

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