CAT AND MICE: Computer-assisted tomography with a micro programmable engine

A MICroprogrammable Engine (MICE) has been designed and constructed in the DD Division of CERN, using ECL bit-slice technology. It combines the speed and power of a micro-programmable processor with the convenience of a minicomputer by emulating the PDP-11 instruction set. The basic execution time i...

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Autores principales: Jeavons, Alan Paul, Hood, K, Townsend, D, Zwart, P
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: CERN 1981
Materias:
Health Physics and Radiation Effects
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.5170/CERN-1981-007.276
http://cds.cern.ch/record/862906
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author Jeavons, Alan Paul
Hood, K
Townsend, D
Zwart, P
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Hood, K
Townsend, D
Zwart, P
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description A MICroprogrammable Engine (MICE) has been designed and constructed in the DD Division of CERN, using ECL bit-slice technology. It combines the speed and power of a micro-programmable processor with the convenience of a minicomputer by emulating the PDP-11 instruction set. The basic execution time is 105 ns. This processor is used to read out two high-density proportional chambers that constitute a positron camera for medical applications. The speed of the processor allows a preliminary three-dimensional image to be created in real time: the problems and delays of storing data and subsequently processing them off-line are avoided, for a cost the same as that of a small minicomputer. (3 refs).
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spelling cern-8629062019-09-30T06:29:59Zdoi:10.5170/CERN-1981-007.276http://cds.cern.ch/record/862906engJeavons, Alan PaulHood, KTownsend, DZwart, PCAT AND MICE: Computer-assisted tomography with a micro programmable engineHealth Physics and Radiation EffectsA MICroprogrammable Engine (MICE) has been designed and constructed in the DD Division of CERN, using ECL bit-slice technology. It combines the speed and power of a micro-programmable processor with the convenience of a minicomputer by emulating the PDP-11 instruction set. The basic execution time is 105 ns. This processor is used to read out two high-density proportional chambers that constitute a positron camera for medical applications. The speed of the processor allows a preliminary three-dimensional image to be created in real time: the problems and delays of storing data and subsequently processing them off-line are avoided, for a cost the same as that of a small minicomputer. (3 refs).CERNoai:cds.cern.ch:8629061981
spellingShingle Health Physics and Radiation Effects
Jeavons, Alan Paul
Hood, K
Townsend, D
Zwart, P
CAT AND MICE: Computer-assisted tomography with a micro programmable engine
title CAT AND MICE: Computer-assisted tomography with a micro programmable engine
title_full CAT AND MICE: Computer-assisted tomography with a micro programmable engine
title_fullStr CAT AND MICE: Computer-assisted tomography with a micro programmable engine
title_full_unstemmed CAT AND MICE: Computer-assisted tomography with a micro programmable engine
title_short CAT AND MICE: Computer-assisted tomography with a micro programmable engine
title_sort cat and mice: computer-assisted tomography with a micro programmable engine
topic Health Physics and Radiation Effects
url https://dx.doi.org/10.5170/CERN-1981-007.276
http://cds.cern.ch/record/862906
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