Development of PET using 4 x 4 array of large size geiger-mode avalanche photodiode

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 3032-3037

  Hong, K J ^a   Choi, Y ^a   Kang, J H ^a   Hu, W ^a   Jung, J H ^a   Min, B J ^a   Lim, H K ^a   Shin, S H ^a   Huh, Y S ^a   Chung, Y H ^b   Hughes, P ^c   Jackson, C ^c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^c ON SEMICONDUCTOR   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY DISTRIBUTION; ANALOG SIGNALS; ARRAY-TYPE; ARRIVAL TIME; BLOCK DETECTORS; BRAIN PHANTOMS; DECODER CIRCUITS; DETECTOR MODULE; DIFFERENTIAL OUTPUT; DIGITAL SIGNAL-PROCESSING METHOD; EXCESS NOISE; FAST RESPONSE; FILTERED BACK PROJECTION; FLIP CHIP TECHNOLOGIES; GEIGER MODE AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE; GRAY MATTER; HIGH GAIN; HUMAN BRAIN; INNER DIAMETERS; IRELAND; LARGE SIZES; LOW BIAS VOLTAGE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; OUTPUT SIGNAL; PET DETECTORS; PHANTOM IMAGES; PREAMPLIFIER CIRCUIT; READOUT CHANNELS; TIME RESOLUTION;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; BIAS VOLTAGE; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA STRUCTURES; GEIGER COUNTERS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PHOTODIODES; PIXELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SENSORS;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 77951189966     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401577     Document Type: Conference Paper

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