Simulation study of the DOI-PEM scanner

Author

Kobayashi, S. ; Yamamoto, Takayuki ; Kajino, Fumiyoshi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Saga Univ., Saga, Japan

fYear

2013

fDate

Oct. 27 2013-Nov. 2 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

A simple MC simulation using the Mathematica app. is presented for a square-shaped PEM device consisted of the notched scintillating crystal chips. For a previously studied material of a 30 mm length Pr:LuAG with the cross sectional area of either 2×2 mm² or 4×4 mm², the imaging spread and the detection efficiency of a point source are examined. Chosen the number of DOI notches as a parameter, an optimum solution to give the sub-millimeter space resolution is obtained. Some more results for the PEM construction also are presented.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; image resolution; lutetium compounds; mammography; praseodymium; solid scintillation detectors; DOI notches; DOI-PEM scanner; LuAG:Pr; Mathematica app; PEM construction; cross sectional area; detection efficiency; imaging spread; notched scintillating crystal chips; optimum solution; point source; simple MC simulation; simulation study; size 30 mm; square-shaped PEM device; submillimeter space resolution; Apertures; Crystals; Image edge detection; Image resolution; Image segmentation; Imaging; Mathematical model;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Seoul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0533-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829169

Filename

6829169