Design and analysis of an attenuator-based, four-channel, differential, 150 MHz, linear-in-dB VGA with sub-nanosecond delay dispersion for PET applications

Author

Bryan Scott Puckett, University of Tennessee

Date of Award

12-2001

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Major

Electrical Engineering

Major Professor

James Rochelle

Abstract

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a medical imaging methodology based on the measurement of the concentrations of a positron-emitting radioisotope inside a three dimensional object. PET systems require hundreds of channels of high perfonnance detector readout electronics. The Phase I ASIC was developed in 1992 to reduce the cost, power consumption and complexity of PET systems and to improve reliability. The Phase I ASIC has been very successful and is a key component in thousands of commercial PET units currently in use.

Recommended Citation

Puckett, Bryan Scott, "Design and analysis of an attenuator-based, four-channel, differential, 150 MHz, linear-in-dB VGA with sub-nanosecond delay dispersion for PET applications. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2001.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/6371