Test and optimization of timing algorithms for PET detectors with digital sampling front-end

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 4078-4085

  Joly, B ^a   Montarou, G ^a   Lecoq, J ^a   Bohner, G ^a   Crouau, M ^a   Brossard, M ^a   Vert, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT FRACTION DISCRIMINATORS; DETECTION BLOCKS; DIGITAL FRONTS; DIGITAL METHODS; DIGITAL SAMPLING; HIGH RATE; INORGANIC SCINTILLATOR; NONSTATIONARY NOISE; OFFLINE; OPTIMAL FILTER; OPTIMAL FILTERING; PET DETECTORS; PREFILTERS; TIME RESOLUTION; TIMING ALGORITHMS; TIMING RESOLUTIONS;

OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TIME MEASUREMENT;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 67649223451     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774179     Document Type: Conference Paper

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