The CaLIPSO detector project for enhanced PET imaging

Author

Yvon, D. ; Renault, J.-Ph ; Tauzin, G. ; Verrecchia, P.

Author_Institution

Inst. de Rech. sur les lois Fondamentales, CEA Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

fYear

2012

fDate

Oct. 27 2012-Nov. 3 2012

Firstpage

1905

Lastpage

1909

Abstract

The CaLIPSO project focuses on the development of an innovative energetic-photon detector. The detector uses a "heavy" organometallic liquid: the TriMethyl Bismuth (TMBi), 82% by weight of Bismuth. TMBi efficiently converts through the photo-electric effect photons of energies below 1 MeV. The ionisation signal and light produced in the liquid are both detected. Beyond the measurement of gamma photon energies, this detector will allow locating photon interactions in the detector in three dimensions down to lmm*lmm*lmm and a sub nanosecond timing accuracy.

Keywords

liquid ionisation chambers; liquid scintillation detectors; particle calorimetry; position sensitive particle detectors; positron emission tomography; CaLIPSO detector project; Calorimetre Liquide ionisation Position Scintillation Organometallique; PET imaging; energetic-photon detector; gamma photon energies; heavy organometallic liquid; ionisation signal; photoelectric effect photons; photon interactions; subnanosecond timing accuracy; trimethyl bismuth; Biomedical imaging; Calorimetry; Gamma ray detectors; Position sensitive particule detectors; Positron emission tomography;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2012 IEEE

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2028-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551441

Filename

6551441