Comparison of SDDs and SiPMs photodetector options for INSERT, a new multi-modality SPECT/MRI system for preclinical and clinical imaging

Author

Busca, P. ; Occhipinti, M. ; Fiorini, C. ; Butt, A.D. ; Peloso, R. ; Perali, I. ; Quaglia, R. ; Schembari, F. ; Trigilio, P. ; Bukki, Tamas ; Nemeth, G. ; Major, Peter ; Giacomini, G. ; Gola, Alberto ; Piemonte, C. ; Erlandsson, Kjell ; Hutton, Brian F.

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Elettron., Inf. e Bioingegneria, Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy

fYear

2013

fDate

Oct. 27 2013-Nov. 2 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

A new multi-modality imaging tool is under development in the framework of the INSERT (INtegrated SPECT/MRI for Enhanced Stratification in Radio-chemoTherapy) project, supported by the European Community. A custom SPECT apparatus, used as an insert for commercially available MRI systems, will enhance the treatment of brain tumors (primarily glioma) by offering more effective and earlier diagnosis with potentially better outcome in survival. The project aims to develop two SPECT prototypes, dedicated to preclinical and clinical imaging. The final goal is to fit the complete SPECT detection system into an existing MRI bore (diameter: 20 cm for the preclinical system and 59 cm for the clinical system). In this work, we propose the use of two possible photodetecors for the scintillator readout: Silicon Drift Detectors and Silicon PhotoMultipliers. A comparison between the main parameters of the two technologies as well as simulations about the achievable energy and spatial resolution are presented.

Keywords

biomedical MRI; brain; cancer; elemental semiconductors; photodetectors; photomultipliers; radiation therapy; scintillation counters; silicon; single photon emission computed tomography; tumours; INSERT; SDDs; SPECT prototypes; Si; SiPMs Photodetector; brain tumor treatment; clinical imaging; commercially available MRI systems; custom SPECT apparatus; diagnosis; glioma; integrated SPECT-MRI-for-enhanced stratification-in-radio-chemotherapy; multimodality SPECT-MRI system; multimodality imaging tool; preclinical imaging; scintillator readout; silicon drift detectors; silicon photomultipliers; size 20 cm; size 59 cm; spatial resolution; Crystals; Detectors; Energy resolution; Noise; Silicon; Single photon emission computed tomography; Spatial resolution;

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.2013.6829325

Filename

6829325