Electronics for radiation detection [electronic resource] / edited by Krzysztof Iniewski.

There is a growing need to understand and combat potential radiation damage problems in semiconductor devices and circuits. Assessing the billion-dollar market for detection equipment in the context of medical imaging using ionizing radiation, Electronics for Radiation Detection presents valuable in...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Iniewski, Krzysztof, 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2011.
Series:Devices, circuits, and systems.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front cover; Contents; Preface; About the Editor; Contributors; Chapter 1: The Future ofMedical Imaging; Chapter 2: Detector Front-EndSystems in X-Ray CT; Chapter 3: Photon-Counting Energy-Dispersive DetectorArrays for X-Ray Imaging; Chapter 4: Planar and PET Systemsfor Drug Development; Chapter 5: PET Front-End Electronics; Chapter 6: Design Considerationsfor Positron EmissionTomography (PET)Scanners Dedicated toSmall-Animal Imaging; Chapter 7: Geiger-Mode AvalanchePhotodiodes for PET/MRI; Chapter 8: Current-Mode Front-End Electronics forSilicon Photomultipliers.
  • Chapter 9: Integrated Charge-Measuring Systems forRadiation Detectors inCMOS TechnologiesChapter 10: Current- and Charge-Sensitive SignalConditioning forPosition Determination; Chapter 11: Analog-to-DigitalConverters for RadiationDetection Electronics; Chapter 12: Low-Power IntegratedFront-End for TimingApplications withSemiconductorRadiation Detectors; Index; Back cover.