Signal acquisition in PET scanners

Details Signal acquisition in PET scanners Signal acquisition in PET scanners

2008-02-20

2010-06-15

Porta, David P (Department: 2884)

Radiant energy

Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling

With or including a luminophor

Reexamination Certificate

active

07737404

ABSTRACT:
A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner has a plurality of photo detector blocks. Each photo detector block or region has a plurality of photo detectors, a multiplexer receiving output signals from the plurality of photo detectors and generating a multiplexer output signal, a multiplexer control unit controlling switching of the multiplexer, and an analog-to-digital converter receiving the multiplexer output signal and generating a digital output signal.

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