photomultiplier tube

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pho·to·mul·ti·pli·er tube

a detector that amplifies a signal (by as much as 10⁶) of electromagnetic radiation by an acceleration of electrons released from a photocathode through a series of dynodes; as each electron strikes a dynode stage, 3-4 electrons are liberated and accelerated to the subsequent dynode.

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photomultiplier tube

(fō″tō-mŭl′tĭ-plī″ĕr),

PMT

In radiography, an electronic vacuum tube designed to convert light photons into electrical pulses. It is used to digitize incoming light photons prior to the creation of computerized images in nuclear medicine and other imaging modalities.

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