Integrated Microsystems

15Design and Assessment Principles of Semiconductor Flat-Panel Detector-Based X-Ray Micro-CT Systems for Small-Animal Imaging

Alejandro Sisniega

J. J. Vaquero

M. Desco

CONTENTS

1. 15.1 Introduction
2. 15.2 Small-Animal Micro-CT Design Considerations
3. 15.3 Overview of Flat-Panel X-Ray Detectors for Cone-Beam Micro-CT
   1. 15.3.1 Indirect Conversion Flat-Panel Detectors
      1. 15.3.1.1 X-Ray Conversion Stage
      2. 15.3.1.2 Secondary Quanta Detection and Read-Out
   2. 15.3.2 Direct Conversion Flat-Panel Detectors
      1. 15.3.2.1 X-Ray Conversion Stage
      2. 15.3.2.2 Signal Read-Out
4. 15.4 Design of an X-Ray Micro-CT System
   1. 15.4.1 Components of a Small-Animal Micro-CT System
      1. 15.4.1.1 System Components
   2. 15.4.2 Geometrical Configuration
   3. 15.4.3 Data Acquisition
      1. 15.4.3.1 Online Correction ...