• DocumentCode
    2195649
  • Title

    Triple GEM structure for medical imaging

  • Author

    Tsyganov, E. ; Buzulutskov, A. ; Antich, P. ; Moore, J. ; Parkey, R. ; Richer, E. ; Seliounine, S. ; Slavine, N. ; Nguyen, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Southwestern Med. Center, Univ. of Texas, Dallas, TX, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    10-16 Nov. 2002
  • Firstpage
    1163
  • Abstract
    Initial tests were performed using a 10 × 10 cm2 gas chamber containing a triple gas electron multiplier (GEM). The chamber was irradiated by soft X-rays using clinical mammography machine (LORAD M III) with an Mo target. The images were optically detected using a CCD camera. Several phantom images were recorded for characterization of the device parameters. The overall objective of this work is to advance digital radiography and nuclear imaging, mainly digital mammography and PET/SPECT techniques, through the development of specialized devices based on GEM.
  • Keywords
    electron multiplier detectors; mammography; positron emission tomography; single photon emission computed tomography; LORAD M III; Mo; Mo target; PET; SPECT; digital mammography; medical imaging; phantom; triple gas electron multiplier; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Electron multipliers; Electron optics; Mammography; Optical detectors; Optical recording; Performance evaluation; Testing; X-rays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2002 IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7636-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2002.1239528
  • Filename
    1239528
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2195649