title: Hybrid pixel-waveform CdTe/CZT detector for use in an ultrahigh resolution MRI compatible SPECT system.
abstract: In this paper, we will present a new small pixel CdTe/CZT detector for sub-500 μm resolution SPECT imaging application inside MR scanner based on a recently developed hybrid pixel-waveform (HPWF) readout circuitry. The HPWF readout system consists of a 2-D multi-pixel circuitry attached to the anode pixels to provide the X-Y positions of interactions, and a high-speed digitizer to read out the pulse-waveform induced on the cathode. The digitized cathode waveform could provide energy deposition information, precise timing and depth-of-interaction information for gamma ray interactions. Several attractive features with this HPWF detector system will be discussed in this paper. To demonstrate the performance, we constructed several prototype HPWF detectors with pixelated CZT and CdTe detectors of 2-5 mm thicknesses, connected to a prototype readout system consisting of energy-resolved photon-counting ASIC for readout anode pixels and an Agilent high-speed digitizer for digitizing the cathode signals. The performances of these detectors based on HPWF are discussed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 216 Talbot Laboratory, 104 S Wrig, Urbana, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 216 Talbot Laboratory, 104 S Wrig, Urbana, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Ling-Jian
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Meng
keywords: CdTe/CZT; Hybrid pixel-waveform readout; MR compatible SPECT