A Real Time Digital Coincidence Processor for positron emission tomography
Conference
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· IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5810526
A Real Time Digital Coincidence Processor has been developed for use in the Positron Emission Tomograph (PET) ECAT scanners manufactured by Computer Technology and Imaging, Inc. (CTI). The primary functions of the Coincidence Processor include: receive from the BGO detector modules serial data, which includes timing information and detector identification; process the received data to form coincidence detector pairs; and present the coincidence pair data to a Real Time Sorter. The primary design emphasis was placed on the Coincidence Processor being able to process the detector data into coincidence pairs at real time rates. This paper briefly describes the Coincidence Processor and some of the considerations that went into its design.
- Research Organization:
- Computer Technology and Imaging, Inc., 215 Center Park Drive Suite 1500, Knoxville, TN 37922
- OSTI ID:
- 5810526
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-851009-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Journal Volume: NS-33:1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
550602 -- Medicine-- External Radiation in Diagnostics-- (1980-)
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BGO DETECTORS
COINCIDENCE METHODS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
COMPUTERS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DATA PROCESSING
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGITAL COMPUTERS
ECAT SCANNING
EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
PHOTON EMISSION SCANNING
POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
PROCESSING
RADIATION DETECTORS
REAL TIME SYSTEMS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
TOMOGRAPHY
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
550602 -- Medicine-- External Radiation in Diagnostics-- (1980-)
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BGO DETECTORS
COINCIDENCE METHODS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
COMPUTERS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DATA PROCESSING
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGITAL COMPUTERS
ECAT SCANNING
EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
PHOTON EMISSION SCANNING
POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
PROCESSING
RADIATION DETECTORS
REAL TIME SYSTEMS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
TOMOGRAPHY