Comparison of three approaches for timing optimization of a dual layer LSO-APD small animal PET scanner

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 533-536

  Tapfer, A ^a   Spanoudaki, V ^b   Mann, A ^c   Ziegler, S I ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avalanche photodiode (APD); Instrumentation; Small animal positron emission tomography; Timing resolution

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CRYSTALS; DIAGNOSIS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MEDICAL PHYSICS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRONS; SCANNING; SCINTILLATION; TIMING CIRCUITS;

AVALANCHE PHOTO DIODE (APD); INSTRUMENTATION; LSO SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS; PHOTO MULTIPLIER TUBE; SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS; SMALL ANIMAL PET SCANNERS; SMALL ANIMAL POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHIES; TIMING RESOLUTIONS;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77950896172     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03879-2_149     Document Type: Conference Paper

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