Title :
A VMEBUS Based, Real Time Sorter Design for Positron Emission Tomography
Author :
Jones, W.F. ; Casey, M.E. ; Byars, L.G. ; Burgiss, S.G.
Author_Institution :
Computer Technology and Imaging, Inc. 215 Center Park Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37922
Abstract :
Important design aspecrs of a real-time sorting system for PET have been discussed. A general functional description was offered. Principal data flows witnin the design wrere listed. Processing algcrithms were detailed. A critical performance goal of 1MHz throughput and measured compliance were given.
Keywords :
Clocks; Detectors; Hardware; PROM; Positron emission tomography; Read-write memory; Statistics;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1986.4337174