Mean and variance of coincidence counting with deadtime

F Yu, JA Fessler

Research output: Contribution to journalArticle (Academic Journal)peer-review

23 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We analyze the first and second moments of the coincidence-counting process for a system affected by paralyzable (extendable) deadtime with (possibly unequal) deadtimes in each singles channel. We consider both "accidental" and "genuine" coincidences, and derive exact analytical expressions for the first and second moments of the number of recorded coincidence events under various scenarios. The results include an exact form for the coincidence rate under the combined effects of decay, background. and deadtime. The analysis confirms that coincidence counts are not exactly Poisson, but suggests that the Poisson statistical model that is used for positron emission tomography image reconstruction is a reasonable approximation since the mean and variance are nearly equal. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Translated title of the contributionMean and variance of coincidence counting with deadtime
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)362 - 374
Number of pages13
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume488 (1-2)
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2002

Bibliographical note

Publisher: Elsevier Science BV

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Mean and variance of coincidence counting with deadtime'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this