Publication

Selected Publications:

     Journal Papers:

  • A. Mukherjee, D. Vasileska, J. Akis, and A. H. Goldan, “Monte Carlo Solution of High Electric Field Hole Transport Processes in Avalanche Amorphous Selenium,” ACS Omega 6, p.4574-4581  (2021).
  • A. LaBella, S. Tavernier, C. Woody, M. Purschke, W. Zhao, and A. H. Goldan, “Towards 100 ps Coincidence Time Resolution Using Multiple Timestamps in Depth-Encoding PET Modules: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study,” IEEE Trans. Radiat. Plasma Med. Sci. 61, p. 1506 (2020).
  • A. LaBella, X. Cao, X. Zeng, W. Zhao, and A. H. Goldan, “Sub-2 mm Depth of Interaction Localization in PET Detectors with Prismatoid Light Guide Arrays and Single-Ended Readout using Convolutional Neural Networks,” Med. Phys. 48, p. 1019-1025 (2020).
  • H. Kannan, J. Stavro, A. Mukherjee, S. Léveillé, K. Kisslinger, L. Guan, W. Zhao, A. Sahu, and A. H. Goldan, “Ultra-low Dark Currents in Avalanche Amorphous Selenium Photodetectors using Solution-processed Quantum Dot Blocking Layer,” ACS Photonics 7, p. 1367 (2020).
  • A. LaBella, W. Zhao, R. Lubinsky, and A. H. Goldan, “Prismatoid light guide array for enhanced gamma ray localization in PET: a Monte Carlo simulation study of scintillation photon transport,” Phys. Med. Biol. 65, 18LT01 (2020).
  • A. LaBella, P. Vaska, W. Zhao, A. H. Goldan, “Convolutional Neural Network for Crystal Identification and Gamma Ray Localization in PET,” IEEE Trans. Radiat. Plasma Med. Sci., 4, p. 461 (2020).
  • A. LaBella, X. Cao, E. Petersen, R. Lubinsky, A. Biegon, W. Zhao, and A. H. Goldan, “High Resolution Depth-Encoding PET Detector Module with Prismatoid Light Guide Array” J. Nucl. Med., 61,  p. 1528 (2020).
  • A. LaBella, J. Stavro, S. Léveillé, W. Zhao, and A. H. Goldan, “Picosecond time resolution with avalanche amorphous selenium,” ACS Photonics, 6,  p. 1338 (2019).
  • A. Mukherjee, D. Vasileska, and A. H. Goldan, “Hole transport in selenium semiconductors using density functional theory and bulk Monte Carlo,” J. Appl. Phys., 124, 235102 (2018).
  • J. Stavro, A. H. Goldan, and W. Zhao, “Photon counting performance of amorphous selenium and its dependence on detector structure,” J. Med. Imaging, 5, 043502 (2018).
  • A. H. Goldan, C. Li, S. J. Pennycook, J. Schneider, A. Blom, and W. Zhao, “Molecular structure of vapor-deposited amorphous selenium,” J. Appl. Phys., 120, 135101 (2016).
  • J. Scheuermann, A. H. Goldan, O. Tousignant, S. Léveillé,and W. Zhao, “Development of solid‐state avalanche amorphous selenium for medical imaging,” Med. Phys., 42, p. 1223 (2015).
  • A. H. Goldan, J. A. Rowlands, O. Tousignant, and K. S. Karim, “Unipolar time-differential charge sensing in non-dispersive amorphous solids,” J. Appl. Phys., 113, 224502 (2013).
  • A. H. Goldan, and W. Zhao, “A field‐shaping multi‐well avalanche detector for direct conversion amorphous selenium,” Med. Phys., 40, 010702 (2013).
  • A. H. Goldan, O. Tousignant, K. S. Karim, and J. A.  Rowlands, “Unipolar time-differential pulse response with a solid-state Charpak photoconductor,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 101, 213503 (2012)
  • A. H. Goldan, O. Tousignant, L. Laperrière, and K. S. Karim, “Reduced photocurrent lag using unipolar solid-state photoconductive detector structures: Application to stabilized n-i-p amorphous selenium,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 96, 053507 (2010).
  • A. H. Goldan, K. S. Karim, and J. A. Rowlands, “Single photon counter for digital x-ray mammography tomosynthesis,” J. Vac. Sci., 24, p. 854 (2006).

     Conference Papers:

  • A. Mukherjee, R. Akis, D. Vasileska, and A. H. Goldan, “A Monte Carlo solution to hole transport processes in avalanche selenium semiconductors,” 2020 SPIE OPTO, 11274, San Francisco, USA.

     Conference Abstracts:

  • A. LaBella, X. Cao, X. Zeng, W. Zhao, and A. H. Goldan, “Sub-2 mm Depth of Interaction Resolution with Prism-PET using Convolutional Neural Networks: An Experimental Study,” 2020 IEEE NSS MIC M-16-01, Boston, USA.
  • A. LaBella, X. Cao, W. Zhao, and A. H. Goldan, “Prism-PET: Experimental Performance of a High Resolution Single-Ended Readout Depth-Encoding PET Module,” 2020 IEEE NSS MIC M-03-004, Boston, USA.
  • A. LaBella, S. Tavernier, C. Woody, M. Purschke, W. Zhao, and A. H. Goldan, “Sub-100 ps Coincidence Time Resolution in Prism-PET Modules Using Convolutional Neural Networks: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study,” 2020 IEEE NSS MIC M-15-072, Boston, USA.
  • A. LaBella, X. Cao, W. Zhao, and A. H. Goldan, “Flood Histogram Quality Metric for Light Sharing Depth-Encoding PET Modules,” 2020 IEEE NSS MIC M-08-302, Boston, USA.
  • A. Mukherjee, R. Akis, D. Vasileska, and A. H. Goldan, “Multiscale Modeling of High Field Hole Transport and Excess Noise in Avalanche Amorphous Selenium Layers,” 2020 IEEE NSS MIC N-10-05, Boston, USA.
  • R. Akis, L. Ho, A. Mukherjee, H. Kannan, J. Stavro, D. Vasileska, A. Sahu, W. Zhao, and A. H. Goldan, “Modeling Hole Injection In a-Se Devices,” 2020 IEEE NSS MIC N-20-062, Boston, USA.

     Issued Patents:

  • A. H. Goldan, J. A. Rowlands, and W. Zhao, “Nano-electrode multi-well high-gain avalanche rushing photodetector,” US Patent No. 9,660,115 (2017).
  • A. H. Goldan and W. Zhao, “A field-shaping multi-well avalanche detector for direct conversion amorphous selenium,” US Patent No. 9,553,220 (2017).
  • A. H. Goldan, “Spatially resolved diffusive reflectance spectroscopy apparatus and method for use thereof,” US Patent No. 9,239,289 (2016). Assigned to MedView Technologies Inc. (http://medviewtech.com).
  • K. S. Karim, K. Wang, A. H. Goldan, “Method and apparatus for a lateral radiation detector,” US Patent No. 8,836,069 B2 (2014). Licensed to KA Imaging, Waterloo, ON, Canada (http://www.kaimaging.com).
  • A. H. Goldan and K. S. Karim, “Method and apparatus for a radiation detector,” US patent 8,129,688 No. (2012). Licensed to KA Imaging, Waterloo, ON, Canada (http://www.kaimaging.com).