Title :
Coincidence timing analysis of APD based PET detectors
Author :
Lenox, Mark ; McFarland, Aaron ; Burbar, Ziad ; Hayden, Chuck
Author_Institution :
Lenox Eng., Knoxville
fDate :
Oct. 26 2007-Nov. 3 2007
Abstract :
The Siemens MI PET research program is investigating scintillation detectors based on relatively new solid-state avalanche photo diode (APD) technology. The relatively slow rise time of APDs compared to photomultiplier tubes (PMTs), combined with large numbers of lines of response (LOR) requires higher statistics, and therefore computational time to properly characterize than previous systems. The method presented parallelizes previously developed algorithms, and explores new techniques to characterize the results.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; photomultipliers; positron emission tomography; APD; PET detectors; avalanche photodiode; coincidence timing analysis; lines of response; photomultiplier tubes; Geometry; Iterative algorithms; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic resonance imaging; Photomultipliers; Positron emission tomography; Size measurement; Solid scintillation detectors; Statistics; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2007. NSS '07. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0922-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436942
