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Readout system for multi-crystal gamma cameras

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: A radioisotope camera (10) having an array (12) of scintillation crystals (13) arranged in N rows and M columns and adapted to be struck by gamma-rays from a subject, a separate solid state photodetector (15 ) optically coupled to each crystal (13), and N+M amplifiers (24) connected to the photodetectors (15) to distinguish the particular row and column of an activated photodetector. One of the anode or cathode leads (33 or 34) of each photodetector (15) is coupled to the row amplifier (24) associated with the row containing that photodetector while the other of the two leads (34 or 33) is coupled to the column amplifier (24) associated with the column containing that photodetector.

Source: OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

Author: Derenzo, Stephen E. (Pinole, CA)

Language: English

Topic: Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies

Subfield: Radiation

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4298199259

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