Title :
Performance characterization of a new high resolution PET scintillation detector
Author :
Vandenbroucke, A. ; Foudray, A.M.K. ; Lau, F.W.Y. ; Olcott, P.D. ; Reynolds, P.D. ; Levin, C.S.
Author_Institution :
Department of Radiology, Stanford University, USA
Abstract :
We present measurements of a new high resolution PET scintillation detector. The detector is capable of recording the 3-D coordinates, energy, and arrival time of the individual photon interactions in the scintillation crystal. The incident radiation interacts edge-on with the crystal array. This new detection concept is very different than the standard block design. Measured energy, time and spatial resolution of the detector modules are reported.
Keywords :
Cancer; Energy resolution; Light scattering; Molecular imaging; Particle scattering; Photonic crystals; Positron emission tomography; Scintillation counters; Solid scintillation detectors; Spatial resolution; Depth of Interaction; PET; PSAPD; scintillation;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2008. NSS '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dresden, Germany
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2714-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774099
