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Depth of Interaction Calibration and Capabilities in $2\times 2$ Discrete Crystal Arrays and Digital Silicon Photomultipliers

Lehnert et al., 2016

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4421916350045278637
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Lehnert A
Hunter W
Lewellen T
Miyaoka R
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IEEE transactions on nuclear science

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Digital silicon photomultiplers (dSiPMs) have potential in the advancement of PET detectors. Their advantages include decreased dark counts through selective microcell activation, fast timing, and flexibility configuring event triggering and collection. Further improvements in …
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