SPADnet: Embedded coincidence in a smart sensor network for PET applications

C. Bruschini, E. Charbon, C. Veerappan, L. H. C. Braga, N. Massari, M. Perenzoni, L. Gasparini, D. Stoppa, R. Walker, A. Erdogan, R. K. Henderson, S. East, L. Grant, B. Jatekos, F. Ujhelyi, G. Erdei, E. Lörincz, L. André, L. Maingault, V. ReboudL. Verger, E. Gros D'aillon, P. Major, Z. Papp, G. Németh

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In this paper we illustrate the core technologies at the basis of the European SPADnet project (www.spadnet.eu), and present the corresponding first results. SPADnet is aimed at a new generation of MRI-compatible, scalable large area image sensors, based on CMOS technology, that are networked to perform gamma-ray detection and coincidence to be used primarily in (Time-of-Flight) Positron Emission Tomography (PET). The project innovates in several areas of PET systems, from optical coupling to single-photon sensor architectures, from intelligent ring networks to reconstruction algorithms. In addition, SPADnet introduced the first computational model enabling study of the full chain from gamma photons to network coincidence detection through scintillation events, optical coupling, etc.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)122-126
Number of pages4
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume734
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2014

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