Title :
A CAMAC based data acquisition system for flat-panel image array readout
Author :
Morton, E.J. ; Antonuk, L.E. ; Berry, J.E. ; Huang, W. ; Mody, P. ; Yorkston, J. ; Longo, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Michigan Univ. Med. Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
fDate :
8/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A readout system is developed to facilitate the digitization and subsequent display of image data from two-dimensional, pixellated, flat-panel, amorphous silicon imaging arrays. These arrays are designed specifically for medical X-ray imaging applications. The readout system is based on hardware and software developed for various experiments at CERN and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Additional analog signal processing and digital control electronics are constructed specifically for this application. The form of the resulting data acquisition system is reported, aspects of its performance are discussed, and the compromises which were involved in its design are considered
Keywords :
CAMAC; X-ray detection and measurement; biomedical electronics; data acquisition; diagnostic radiography; elemental semiconductors; medical diagnostic computing; semiconductor counters; silicon; 2D pixellated flat-panel amorphous Si imaging arrays; CAMAC based data acquisition system; Si; analog signal processing; digital control electronics; digitization; flat-panel image array readout; medical X-ray imaging; Amorphous silicon; Application software; Biomedical imaging; CAMAC; Data acquisition; Hardware; Optical imaging; Pixel; Two dimensional displays; X-ray imaging;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
