A novel method based solely on FPGA units enabling measurement of time and charge of analog signals in Positron Emission Tomography

Abstract

This article presents a novel technique for precise measurement of time and charge based solely on FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) device and few satellite discrete electronic components used in Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Described approach simplifies electronic circuits, reduces the power consumption, lowers costs, merges front-end electronics with digital electronics and also makes more compact final design. Furthermore, it allows to measure time when analog signals cross a reference voltage at different threshold levels with a very high precision of $\sim$ 10ps (rms) and thus enables sampling of signals in a voltage domain.

Submitted to Bio-Algorithms and Med.-Systems (6 pages, 6 figures)

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