Timing optimization of solid-state photomultiplier based PET detectors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 57, Issue 1 PART 1, 2010, Pages 25-30

  Wang, Gin Chung ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Pet; Silicon photomultiplier; Solid state photomultiplier; Time of flight (tof) pet

Indexed keywords

ANALOG FILTERS; CUTTING-OFF; HIGH FREQUENCY COMPONENTS; HIGH-PASS FILTERING; LYSO CRYSTALS; PET; PET DETECTORS; READOUT ELECTRONICS; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER; SINGLE PHOTOELECTRONS; TIME OF FLIGHT; TIMING MEASUREMENT; TIMING OPTIMIZATION; TIMING PERFORMANCE; TIMING RESOLUTIONS;

ALUMINA; CUTOFF FREQUENCY; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; QUENCHING; READOUT SYSTEMS; TIME MEASUREMENT;

TIMING CIRCUITS;

EID: 77950650974     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2009.2035912     Document Type: Article

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