ON-DETECTOR ELECTRONICS OF THE CLEAR PEM SCANNER

E. Albuquerque, V. Bexiga, R. Bugalho, B. Carriço, C. S. Ferreira, M. Ferreira, J. Godinho, F. Gonçalves, C. Leong, P. Lousã, P. Machado, R. Moura, P. Neves, C. Ortigão, F. Piedade, J. F. Pinheiro, P. Relvas, A. Rivetti, P. Rodrigues, J. C. Silva, M. M. Silva, I. C. Teixeira, J. P. Teixeira, A. Trindade, J. Varela

2009

Abstract

A Portuguese consortium has developed a PET scanner dedicated to breast cancer detection (Clear-PEM scanner) within the framework of the international Crystal Clear Collaboration at CERN. In the construction of this scanner several challenges have been addressed, from the design of the photon’s detector, front-end electronics and data acquisition systems up to the image reconstruction algorithms. In this paper we describe the development of the electronics in the detector heads needed to read-out and filter the data from 12288 detector channels, as well as to provide regulated high-voltages, low voltage power and control signals, and also to monitor the environment in the detector heads. The scanner is currently in its final phase of integration and will soon be installed in the department of Nuclear Medicine of Hospital Garcia de Orta and Instituto Português de Oncologia (Porto) were clinical trials will be conducted.

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Albuquerque E., Bexiga V., Bugalho R., Carriço B., Ferreira C., Ferreira M., Godinho J., Gonçalves F., Leong C., Lousã P., Machado P., Moura R., Neves P., Ortigão C., Piedade F., Pinheiro J., Relvas P., Rivetti A., Rodrigues P., Silva J., Silva M., Teixeira I., Teixeira J., Trindade A. and Varela J. (2009). ON-DETECTOR ELECTRONICS OF THE CLEAR PEM SCANNER . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2009) ISBN 978-989-8111- 64-7, pages 355-358. DOI: 10.5220/0001533903550358


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@conference{biodevices09,
author={E. Albuquerque and V. Bexiga and R. Bugalho and B. Carriço and C. S. Ferreira and M. Ferreira and J. Godinho and F. Gonçalves and C. Leong and P. Lousã and P. Machado and R. Moura and P. Neves and C. Ortigão and F. Piedade and J. F. Pinheiro and P. Relvas and A. Rivetti and P. Rodrigues and J. C. Silva and M. M. Silva and I. C. Teixeira and J. P. Teixeira and A. Trindade and J. Varela},
title={ ON-DETECTOR ELECTRONICS OF THE CLEAR PEM SCANNER },
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2009)},
year={2009},
pages={355-358},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001533903550358},
isbn={978-989-8111- 64-7},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2009)
TI - ON-DETECTOR ELECTRONICS OF THE CLEAR PEM SCANNER
SN - 978-989-8111- 64-7
AU - Albuquerque E.
AU - Bexiga V.
AU - Bugalho R.
AU - Carriço B.
AU - Ferreira C.
AU - Ferreira M.
AU - Godinho J.
AU - Gonçalves F.
AU - Leong C.
AU - Lousã P.
AU - Machado P.
AU - Moura R.
AU - Neves P.
AU - Ortigão C.
AU - Piedade F.
AU - Pinheiro J.
AU - Relvas P.
AU - Rivetti A.
AU - Rodrigues P.
AU - Silva J.
AU - Silva M.
AU - Teixeira I.
AU - Teixeira J.
AU - Trindade A.
AU - Varela J.
PY - 2009
SP - 355
EP - 358
DO - 10.5220/0001533903550358