Title :
A small-animal imaging system based on silicon strip detectors
Author :
Peterson, T.E. ; Wilson, D.W. ; Barrett, H.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radiol., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
We have investigated the design of a high-resolution nuclear medicine system for in vivo small-animal imaging. The system utilizes a multiple-pinhole collimator in conjunction with silicon double-sided strip detectors (DSSDs) in a synthetic collimator configuration. It is designed for detection of the low-energy photons (27-35 keV) from the decay of 125I or 123I. We discuss elements of the system and present simulations conducted thus far.
Keywords :
biological techniques; radioisotope imaging; silicon radiation detectors; 27 to 35 keV; 123I; 125I; I; Si; biophysical research instrumentation; high-resolution nuclear medicine system; in vivo small-animal imaging; low-energy photons; molecular biology research; multiple-pinhole collimator; silicon double-sided strip detectors; small-animal imaging system; Animals; Collimators; High-resolution imaging; Humans; In vivo; Nuclear medicine; Optical imaging; Silicon; Strips; X-rays;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Imaging, 2002. Proceedings. 2002 IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7584-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISBI.2002.1029312
