A low-Z PET detector

In order to examine the potential of low-Z detector materials for PET (positron emission tomography), a small field imaging system using plastic detectors has been designed. In this system the site of a photon interaction in the detector is located using light produced by the first Compton electron....

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Published inIEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA) Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 832 - 834
Main Authors Burnham, C.A., Kaufman, D.E., Chesler, D.A., Stearns, C.W., Correia, J.A., Brownell, G.L.
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published United States IEEE 01.04.1990
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550601 > Medicine > Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
CALCULATION METHODS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DESIGN
Detectors
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Event detection
Geometry
High-resolution imaging
IMAGE PROCESSING
IMAGE SCANNERS
INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
INTERACTIONS
Light scattering
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MATERIALS TESTING
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
Particle scattering
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PHOSPHORS
PHOTONS
PLASTIC SCINTILLATORS
Plastics
POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Positron emission tomography
PROCESSING
RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Spatial resolution
TESTING
TOMOGRAPHY
USES 440101 > Radiation Instrumentation > General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments
X-ray scattering
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Summary:In order to examine the potential of low-Z detector materials for PET (positron emission tomography), a small field imaging system using plastic detectors has been designed. In this system the site of a photon interaction in the detector is located using light produced by the first Compton electron. This is in contrast to high-Z detectors where multiple interactions occur. The calculated performance of the detector and supporting measurements are presented.< >
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ISSN:0018-9499
1558-1578
DOI:10.1109/23.106723