DocumentCode :
1177526
Title :
Design and performance of the HEAD PENN-PET scanner
Author :
Freifelder, Richard ; Karp, Joel S. ; Geagan, Michael ; Muehllehner, Gerd
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radiol., Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Volume :
41
Issue :
4
fYear :
1994
fDate :
8/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1436
Lastpage :
1440
Abstract :
A new PET scanner for brain imaging (and animals) has been designed with very high sensitivity and spatial resolution. The design is an evolution of the PENN-PET scanner, which uses large position-sensitive NaI(Tl) detectors, with Anger-type positioning logic, and which allows 3D volume imaging, without septa. The new design is built with a single annular crystal coupled to 180 photomultiplier tubes, and uses local triggering electronics to subdivide the detector into small zones and to determine coincident events within the detector. The axial acceptance angle of ±27 deg, with a field-of-view of 25.6 cm, is larger than any currently operating PET scanner. Performance measurements are presented
Keywords :
brain; coincidence techniques; detector circuits; nuclear electronics; photomultipliers; position sensitive particle detectors; radioisotope scanning and imaging; scintillation counters; trigger circuits; 3D volume imaging; Anger-type positioning logic; HEAD PENN-PET scanner; NaI:Tl; animals; axial acceptance angle; brain imaging; coincident events; local triggering electronics; photomultiplier tubes; position-sensitive NaI(Tl) detectors; positron emission tomography; single annular crystal; Animals; Brain; Event detection; Head; High-resolution imaging; Logic design; Photomultipliers; Position sensitive particle detectors; Positron emission tomography; Spatial resolution;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9499
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/23.322928
Filename :
322928
Link To Document :
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