SiPM Performance in PET applications: An experimental and theoretical analysis

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1941-1948

  Henseler, Debora ^a   Grazioso, Ronald ^a   Zhang, Nan ^a   Schmand, Matthias ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DENSITY; DARK RATE; DETECTOR PERFORMANCE; DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS; DEVICE PARAMETERS; MULTI-PIXEL PHOTON COUNTERS; PERFORMANCE LEVEL; PET DETECTORS; PHOTON DETECTION EFFICIENCY; PMT DETECTORS; PRE-CLINICAL; SCINTILLATOR CRYSTALS; SECONDARY AVALANCHE; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER; TIME RESOLUTION; TIMING RESOLUTIONS;

NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PHOTONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SIGNAL ANALYSIS;

DETECTORS;

EID: 77951158539     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402157     Document Type: Conference Paper

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