Analog time adjustment for coincidence detection electronics
US6232604A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/172
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for correcting the temporal relationships between event detection pulses generated by a PET scanner system, the method including, for each pulse, identifying the impact point of an associated photon on a scanner surface area and based on the impact point, selecting a compensation delay for the pulse and delaying the pulse by the compensation delay. The invention also includes an apparatus for practicing the method.
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