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
Summary
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 information that will help integrated circuit (IC) designers and other electronics professionals take full advantage of the tremendous developments and opportunities associated with this burgeoning field. Assembling contributions from industrial and academic experts, this boo
