Database and data structure for the novel TOF-PET detector developed for the J-PET project
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Eryk Czerwiński
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Tomasz Bednarski
Abstract
The complexity of the hardware and the amount of data collected during the PET imaging process require application of modern methods of efficient data organization and processing. In this article, we will discuss the data structures and the flow of collected data from the novel TOF-PET medical scanner that is being developed at the Jagiellonian University. The developed data format reflects the registration process of the γ quanta emitted from positron electron annihilation, front-end electronic structure, and required input information for the image reconstruction. In addition, the system database fulfills possible demands of the evolving J-PET project.
Acknowledgments
We acknowledge technical and administrative support by M. Adamczyk, T. Gucwa-Ryś, A. Heczko, M. Kajetanowicz, G. Konopka-Cupiał, J. Majewski, W. Migdał, and A. Misiak and the financial support by the Polish National Center for Development and Research through grant INNOTECH-K1/IN1/64/159174/NCBR/12, the Foundation for Polish Science through MPD programme and the EU and MSHE Grant No. POIG.02.03.00-161 00-013/09, and by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education through grant No. 393/E-338/STYP/8/2013.
Conflict of interest statement
Authors’ conflict of interest disclosure: The authors stated that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article. Research funding played no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the report for publication.
Research funding: None declared.
Employment or leadership: None declared.
Honorarium: None declared.
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