Readout of scintillator light with avalanche photodiodes for positron emission tomography

被引:30
作者
Chen, RR
Fremout, A
Tavernier, S
Bruyndonckx, P
Clément, D
Loude, JF
Morel, C
机构
[1] Free Univ Brussels, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
[2] Univ Lausanne, Inst Phys Nucl, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
[3] Univ Geneva, Div Nucl Med, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
关键词
positron emission tomography; avalanche photodiodes; noise;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00415-5
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The noise properties and other relevant characteristics of avalanche photodiodes have been investigated with the perspective of replacing photomultiplier tubes in positron emission tomography. It is clearly demonstrated that they are a valid alternative to photomultiplier tubes in this application. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:637 / 645
页数:9
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