Title of article
Readout of scintillator light with avalanche photodiodes for positron emission tomography
Author/Authors
Chen، نويسنده , , Ruru and Fremout، نويسنده , , A and Tavernier، نويسنده , , Pio and Bruyndonckx، نويسنده , , P and Clément، نويسنده , , C. and Loude، نويسنده , , J.-F and Morel، نويسنده , , C، نويسنده ,
Pages
9
From page
637
To page
645
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Positron emission tomography , Avalanche photodiodes , Noise
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Record number
2009923
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