Optimization of silicon detector layout and associated front-end electronics for timing performance of a silicon PET through simulation

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 3980-3985

  Studen, Andrej ^a   Clinthome, Neal H ^c   Kagan, Harris ^d   Mikuž, Marko ^a,b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical imaging; Silicon pad detectors; Timing resolution

Indexed keywords

CHARGE PROPAGATION; CHARGE SENSITIVE PREAMPLIFIER; DEPTH OF INTERACTIONS; ELECTRONICS DESIGN; FRONT END ELECTRONIC; LOCAL DEPOSITION; PARTICLE TRACKING; PET IMAGING; PET PROBE; POSITION SENSITIVE; PRE-AMPLIFIER; SECONDARY IONIZATION; SIGNAL AMPLIFICATIONS; SILICON PAD DETECTORS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TIMING PERFORMANCE; TIMING RESOLUTION; TIMING RESOLUTIONS; TIMING SIGNALS;

AMPLIFICATION; AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DETECTORS; DISCRIMINATORS; JITTER; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIMULATORS; TIME MEASUREMENT;

SILICON DETECTORS;

EID: 67649192087     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774155     Document Type: Conference Paper

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