A simple and improved digital timing method for positron emission tomography

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 3893-3896

  Hu, W ^a   Choi, Y ^a   Jung, J H ^a   Kang, J H ^a   Min, B J ^a   Huh, Y S ^a   Shin, S H ^a   Lim, H K ^a   Chung, Y H ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Digital timing method; Field programmable gate array; Geiger mode avalanche photodiode (GAPD); Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

GAMMA SIGNALS; GEIGER MODE AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE; INTERPOLATION METHOD; MEASURED RESULTS; NOISE LEVELS; PULSE AMPLITUDE; PULSE ARRIVAL TIME; PULSE RISETIME; SIMULATION RESULT; TIMING RESOLUTIONS;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; DATA PROCESSING; DATA STRUCTURES; ELECTRONS; FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS (FPGA); INTERPOLATION; LOGIC GATES; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PHOTODIODES; POSITRONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; TIME MEASUREMENT;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77951172807     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401926     Document Type: Conference Paper

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