AX-PET: A novel PET concept with G-APD readout

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 695, Issue , 2012, Pages 129-134

  Bolle, E ^h   Casella, C ^c   Chesi, E ^f   De Leo, R ^e   Dissertori, G ^c   Fanti, V ^b   Gillam, J E ^d   Heller, M ^a   Joram, C ^a   Lustermann, W ^c   Nappi, E ^e   Oliver, J F ^d   Pauss, F ^c   Rafecas, M ^d   Rudge, A ^f   Ruotsalainen, U ^g,i,j   Schinzel, D ^c   Schneider, T ^a   Seguinot J ^a   Solevi, P ^d   Stapnes, S ^h   Tuna, U ^j   Weilhammer, P ^f   more..

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b SEZIONE DI CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^e INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

^f OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

ⁱ SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^j TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

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Author keywords

Axial geometry; Geiger mode Avalanche Photo Diodes (G APD); PET; SiPM

Indexed keywords

3-D MEASUREMENT; 3-D RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHMS; COUNT RATES; DEPOSITED ENERGY; FIELD OF VIEWS; GEIGER MODES; HIGH-RESOLUTION PET; NOVEL CONCEPT; NUMBER OF LAYERS; PARALLAX ERROR; PERFORMANCE LIMITATIONS; PET CAMERA; PHOTOELECTRIC ABSORPTION; PHOTON INTERACTIONS; SCINTILLATING CRYSTALS; SET-UPS; SIPM; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TEST CAMPAIGN; TOMOGRAPHIC; TOMOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION; WAVE LENGTH SHIFTERS;

GEIGER COUNTERS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SODIUM; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TOMOGRAPHY;

AVALANCHE DIODES;

EID: 84867884261     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2011.12.114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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