A CAMAC based data acquisition system for flat-panel image array readout

A readout system is developed to facilitate the digitization and subsequent display of image data from two-dimensional, pixellated, flat-panel, amorphous silicon imaging arrays. These arrays are designed specifically for medical X-ray imaging applications. The readout system is based on hardware and...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on nuclear science 1993-08, Vol.40 (4), p.1031-1035
Main Authors: Morton, E.J., Antonuk, L.E., Berry, J.E., Huang, W., Mody, P., Yorkston, J., Longo, M.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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550602 - Medicine- External Radiation in Diagnostics- (1980-)
ACCURACY
Amorphous silicon
Application software
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical imaging
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
CAMAC
DATA ACQUISITION
DESIGN
DETECTION
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
Hardware
IMAGE PROCESSING
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Medical sciences
MEDICINE
Miscellaneous. Technology
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Optical imaging
Pixel
PROCESSING
RADIATION DETECTION
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
RADIOLOGY
RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Two dimensional displays
X-RAY DETECTION
X-RAY EQUIPMENT
X-ray imaging
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Summary:A readout system is developed to facilitate the digitization and subsequent display of image data from two-dimensional, pixellated, flat-panel, amorphous silicon imaging arrays. These arrays are designed specifically for medical X-ray imaging applications. The readout system is based on hardware and software developed for various experiments at CERN and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Additional analog signal processing and digital control electronics are constructed specifically for this application. The form of the resulting data acquisition system is reported, aspects of its performance are discussed, and the compromises which were involved in its design are considered.< >
ISSN:0018-9499
1558-1578
DOI:10.1109/23.256707