Multi pixel photon counters (MPPC) as an alternative to APD in PET applications

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 57, Issue 3 PART 1, 2010, Pages 1008-1014

  Nassalski, A ^a   Moszynski M ^a   Syntfeld Kazuch, A ^a   Szczesniak T ^a   Swiderski L ^a   Wolski, D ^a   Batsch, T ^a   Baszak, J ^b  

^a Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studis   (Poland)

^b Hamamatsu Photonics Deutschland GmbH   (Poland)

Author keywords

Detector linearity; Multi pixel photon counters (MPPC); Scintillation detection

Indexed keywords

DIRECT METHOD; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; LASER LIGHTS; LSO CRYSTALS; MEV ENERGY; MULTI-PIXEL PHOTON COUNTERS; PEAK POSITION; PULSE HEIGHT SPECTRUM; SCINTILLATION DETECTION; SINGLE PHOTOELECTRONS; TIME RESOLUTION;

CESIUM; DETECTORS; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT EMISSION; LINEARIZATION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; SCINTILLATION;

PIXELS;

EID: 77953703505     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2010.2044586     Document Type: Article

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