Ultra precise timing with SiPM-based TOF PET scintillation detectors

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 2329-2333

  Seifert, Stefan ^a   Vinke, Ruud ^c   Van Dam, Herman T ^a   Löhner, Herbert ^c   Dendooven, Peter ^c   Beekman, Freek J ^a,b   Schaart, Dennis R ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNIHILATION PHOTONS; BENCH MARKS; DETECTOR DESIGN; DIGITIZERS; SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS; SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; STATISTICAL MODELS; TIME OF FLIGHT; TIMING PERFORMANCE; TIMING RESOLUTIONS;

CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALS; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; LIGHT EMISSION; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SODIUM; TIME MEASUREMENT;

DETECTORS;

EID: 77951200411     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402260     Document Type: Conference Paper

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