Performance evaluation of SiPM photodetectors for PET imaging in the presence of magnetic fields

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

Volumn 613, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 308-316

  Espana S ^a   Fraile, L M ^a   Herraiz, J L ^a   Udias J M ^a   Desco, M ^b   Vaquero, J J ^b  

^a Grupo de Física Nuclear   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Positron emission tomography; Silicon photomultiplier

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; FAST SWITCHING; GEIGER-MODE PHOTODIODE; HIGH GAIN; HIGH RESOLUTION; IN-FIELD PERFORMANCE; MICRO CELL; MRI SEQUENCES; MULTI-PIXEL PHOTON COUNTERS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PET IMAGING; PHOTON DETECTION EFFICIENCY; RADIO FREQUENCIES; REVERSE BIAS VOLTAGE; SCINTILLATOR CRYSTALS; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER; SMALL ANIMAL; SMALL SIZE; SOLID-STATE PHOTODETECTORS;

CRYSTALS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS; POSITRONS;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 74049146760     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.11.066     Document Type: Article

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