• DocumentCode
    2612019
  • Title

    Optimization of silicon detector layout and associated front-end electronics for timing performance of a silicon PET through simulation

  • Author

    Studen, Andrej ; Clinthorne, Neal H. ; Kagan, Harris ; Mikuz, Marko

  • Author_Institution
    Jo¿ef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    19-25 Oct. 2008
  • Firstpage
    3980
  • Lastpage
    3985
  • Abstract
    There are indications that PET imaging may profit by incorporating position sensitive silicon detectors with intrinsic excellent spatial resolution into the scanner setup [1]. However, poor timing performance of detectors can compromise mentioned benefits.
  • Keywords
    Charge carrier processes; Electrons; Ionization; Jitter; Position sensitive particle detectors; Positron emission tomography; Signal generators; Signal resolution; Silicon; Timing; medical imaging; silicon pad detectors; timing resolution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2008. NSS '08. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Dresden, Germany
  • ISSN
    1095-7863
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2714-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1095-7863
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774155
  • Filename
    4774155
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2612019