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Medical Applications Guide (Rev. B - Mouser Electronics

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70➔<strong>Medical</strong> ImagingPET ScannersPET ScannersPositron Emission Tomography (PET) is a non-invasive diagnostictechnology that produces physiologic images based on radiationemissions from the body. These emissions are generated by radioactivechemical elements taken by the patient, which are designed to targetspecific organs or tissues. The radioactive emissions are converted tolight via a scintillation crystal detector and are amplified and convertedto an output current by a photomultiplier tube (PMT). The PMT’s currentoutput is then converted to a voltage which is amplified and filteredbefore being converted to a digital signal by an ADC. In addition to thedetector signal processing of the receive channels, there are also anumber of control functions. DSPs, microcontrollers and digital-toanalogconverters are used in this application for functions suchas varying the gain of the input amplifiers, controlling the PMThigh-voltage power supply, and motion control for the detector ringassembly and patient entry/exit.A wide variety of TI products are available for PET imaging systemsand equipment manufacturers, including op amps, multi-channel dataconverters, temperature sensors, clocking distribution, interface, DSPsand power management.Rx Gain ControlRadiationDACInterfacePMTArrayAmp Amp ADCTiming andControlFPGAImageProcessingRx ChannelsMotion ControlDACHV Supply ControlDACAmpMotor/DriverControlPower ManagementClock SourceAnalogPowerDigitalPowerVoltageReferencePowerSupervisorTemp SensorCurrent MonitorPET scanner system block diagram.<strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Applications</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> www.ti.com/medicalTexas Instruments 2Q 2007

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