Application of silicon photomultipliers to positron emission tomography

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1358-1377

  Roncali, Emilie ^a   Cherry, Simon R ^a  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Geiger mode avalanche photodiodes; Positron emission tomography; Silicon photomultipliers

Indexed keywords

COMPACT STRUCTURES; GEIGER MODE AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE; HIGH COSTS; HIGH GAIN; HIGH QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; NEW APPLICATIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMAL DESIGN; PET DETECTORS; SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS; SCINTILLATOR ARRAYS; SIGNAL TO NOISE; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SMALL-ANIMAL; SURFACE AREA; TIME OF FLIGHT; TIMING PROPERTIES; TIMING RESOLUTIONS;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; ELECTRONS; GEIGER COUNTERS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTODIODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SCINTILLATION;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

SILICON;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTORY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL DEVICES; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SILICON;

EID: 79954421803     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-011-0266-9     Document Type: Article

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