Autonomous detector module as a building block for scalable PET and SPECT systems

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PATENT NO 9995829
APP PUB NO 20110240864A1
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13132934

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When detecting scintillation events in a nuclear imaging system, time-stamping and energy-gating processing is incorporated into autonomous detection modules (ADM) (14) to reduce downstream processing. Each ADM (14) is removably coupled to a detector fixture (13), and comprises a scintillation crystal array (66) and associated light detect or (s) (64), such as a silicon photomultiplier or the like. The light detector(s) (64) is coupled to a processing module (62) in or on the ADM (14), which performs the energy gating and time-stamping.

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KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N V5621 BA EINDHOVEN

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Degenhardt, Carsten Aachen, DE 9 213
Frach, Thomas Aachen, DE 45 1013
Prescher, Gordian Cologne, DE 13 354

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