• DocumentCode
    873649
  • Title

    Germanium-Scintillation Camera Coincidence Detection Studies for Imaging Single Photon Emitters

  • Author

    Singh, M. ; Doria, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Institute for Physics and Imaging Science 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 932 Marina del Rey, California 90292
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    594
  • Lastpage
    598
  • Abstract
    A prototype system has been used to measure the point spread function (PSF) and sensitivity characteristics of a germanium-scintillation camera (GSC) system for imaging single photon emitters. A detector consisting of two 5mm × 5mm × 6 mm elements, fabricated on a single piece of high purity germanium, and a Pho/gamma HP scintillation camera were used. Experiments were conducted with a point source of Tc-99m to specify the threshold and energy resolution required in the germanium detector and to study the timing characteristics of coincidence detection.
  • Keywords
    Cameras; Energy resolution; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Germanium; High-resolution imaging; Optical imaging; Prototypes; Solid scintillation detectors; Timing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1984.4333326
  • Filename
    4333326
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=873649