A transputer-based list mode parallel system for digital radiography with 2D silicon detectors

The authors argue that a dedicated parallel computer system can represent an effective and flexible approach to the problem of list mode acquisition and reconstruction of digital radiographic images obtained with a double-sided silicon microstrip detector. A transputer-based implementation of a parallel system for the data acquisition and image reconstruction from a silicon crystal with 200- mu m read-out pitch is presented. A prototype of the system connected to a detector with a 10 mm/sup 2/ sensitive area is under development.<
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