| Title |
Next generation of real time data acquisition, calibration and control system for the RatCAP scanner |
Submitted |
11-FEB-07 13:42 (UTC -06:00) |
| Classification |
Medical Systems and Data Processing |
Modified |
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| Session |
MDSP |
Presentation |
Oral |
| Speaker |
Sachin Junnarkar |
Paper ID |
MDSP03 |
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| Author(s) |
Sachin Junnarkar, Paul O'connor (BNL/NSLS, Upton, Long Island, New York), Jack Fried (BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York) |
| Abstract |
The RatCAP (Rat Conscious Animal PET) is a miniature positron emission tomography scanner intended for neurological and behavioral study of small awake animal. RatCAP system comprises of three distinct modules. Rigid-flex technology based Printed Circuit Board (PCB) houses the detector components and front end Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Time to Digital Converter and Signal Processing module (TSPM) receives and processes ASIC signals and transmits processed data over two Giga bit fiber optic links to PCI based data acquisition and control PCB (PACRAT). TSPM-3 is redesigned from previous versions [1] to accommodate second generation front end ASIC [2] and possible future two scanner expansion. ASIC's programmable features are exploited using new additional TSPM electronics for scanner calibration and test. Designs of these three modules are complete. Corresponding firmware and software upgrades are underway. Results from a fully integrated next generation RatCAP will be presented at the time of the conference. |
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| Footnote |
[1]J.-F.Pratte.et.al.;Conf.Rec.2006 IEEE NSS/MIC, San Diego
(s):1486 - 1488 Vol. 3
[2]S.S.Junnarkar.et.al.;IEEE NSS-MIC 2006,San-diego
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| Funding Agency |
Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC02-98CH10886 with the U.S. Department of Energy. |
