• DocumentCode
    909231
  • Title

    A Multicrystal Two Dimensional BGO Detector System for Positron Emission Tomography

  • Author

    Casey, M.E. ; Nutt, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Computer Technology and Imagina 215 Center Park Drive Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    460
  • Lastpage
    463
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a discussion of a new multicrystal detector system as it is implemented in Positron Emission Tomography. The system consists of a 32 × 8 matrix of BGO crystals, a tuned light pipe, and four photomultipliers. The electronics that decodes the position consists of fast preamps, gated integrators, and level comparators. This detector represents a major development toward reducing the cost of PET.
  • Keywords
    Cathodes; Costs; Detectors; Drives; Lighting control; Optical coupling; Photoelectricity; Photomultipliers; Photonic crystals; Positron emission tomography;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1986.4337143
  • Filename
    4337143
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=909231