The Simulation of a Data Acquisition System for a Proposed High Resolution PET Scanner

Rotolo, C.; Larwill, M.; Chappa, S.; Ordonez, C.

The Simulation of a Data Acquisition System for a Proposed High Resolution PET Scanner

Oct, 1993

6 pages

Part of Nuclear science symposium and medical imaging conference, NSS-MIC '93. Proceedings, San Francisco, USA, October 30 - November 6, 1993

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- NSS/MIC 1993

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FERMILAB-CONF-93-309

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Abstract:

The simulation of a specific data acquisition (DAQ) system architecture for a proposed high resolution Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner is discussed. Stochastic processes are used extensively to model PET scanner signal timing and probable DAQ circuit limitations. Certain architectural parameters, along with stochastic parameters, are varied to quantitatively study the resulting output under various conditions. The inclusion of the DAQ in the model represents a novel method of more complete simulations of tomograph designs, and could prove to be of pivotal importance in the optimization of such designs.

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