ChromAIX: A high-rate energy-resolving photon-counting ASIC for Spectral Computed Tomography

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 7622, Issue PART 2, 2010, Pages

  Steadman, Roger ^a   Herrmann, Christoph ^a   Mulhens, Oliver ^a   Maeding, Dale G ^b   Colley, James ^c   Firlit, Ted ^d   Luhta, Randy ^e   Chappo, Marc ^e   Harwood, Brian ^e   Kosty, Doug ^d  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

^b Innovative Design   (United States)

^c Zera Engineering PC   (United States)

^d Gaisler Research   (United Kingdom)

^e PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; CZT; K edge imaging; Photon counting; Spectral CT

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CZT; K-EDGE IMAGING; PHOTON COUNTING; SPECTRAL CT;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; DETECTORS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTONS; PIXELS; X RAY TUBES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 78650064882     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.844222     Document Type: Conference Paper

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