PETRRA: preliminary experimental results and simulation of the performance of a unique whole body positron emission tomograph

Author

Visvikis, D. ; Wells, K. ; Suckling, J. ; Ott, R.J. ; Stephenson, R. ; Bateman, J.E. ; Connolly, J. ; Tappern, G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., R. Marsden Hospital, Sutton, UK

Volume

3

fYear

1994

fDate

30 Oct-5 Nov 1994

Firstpage

1375

Abstract

A design study of a unique whole body PET system (PETRRA), consisting of two opposing BaF₂-TMAE large area detectors has been completed. Preliminary experimental work carried out with the first large area detector show an absolute detection efficiency of 23% and a time resolution of 3.5 ns (FWHM) and 8.0 ns (FWTM). An analytical model of the electronic read system has been developed to investigate the rate capability of the new scanner

Keywords

biomedical equipment; positron emission tomography; 3.5 ns; 8 ns; BaF₂; BaF₂-TMAE large area detectors; PETRRA; absolute detection efficiency; analytical model; diagnostic nuclear medicine; electronic read system; large area detector; medical instrumentation; scanner rate capability; time resolution; whole body PET system; whole body positron emission tomograph; Cancer; Electrons; Event detection; Hospitals; Laboratories; Physics; Positron emission tomography; Prototypes; Solid scintillation detectors; Whole-body PET;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1994., 1994 IEEE Conference Record

Conference_Location

Norfolk, VA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2544-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1994.474627

Filename

474627