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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2006
Pierre Jarron, Saint Julien en Genevois, FR;
Francis Anghinolfi, Thoiry, FR;
Jorgen Christiansen, Segny, FR;
Pierre Jarron, Saint Julien en Genevois, FR;
Francis Anghinolfi, Thoiry, FR;
Jorgen Christiansen, Segny, FR;
CERN—European Organization For Nuclear Research, Geneva, CH;
Abstract
The present invention discloses an apparatus for use in medical imaging including a readout circuit having an input for receiving a detection signal corresponding to a photon hitting a radiation detector, wherein the readout circuit is adapted to output, in response to receiving said detection signal, a pulse signal having a leading edge encoding a time-stamp of said photon and a width encoding the energy of said photon. A method of reading out detection signals from a radiation detector of a medical imaging apparatus is also provided.