Review-Scintillators for Medical Imaging: A Tutorial Overview

In this paper, we will review recent developments in scintillators, with a focus on scintillating materials for application in Computed Tomography (CT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Main emphasis in the paper is on the translation of device requirements into material properties that need t...

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Published inECS journal of solid state science and technology Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. R3121 - R3125
Main Authors Ronda, Cees, Wieczorek, Herfried, Khanin, Vasilii, Rodnyi, Piotr
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Electrochemical Society 01.01.2016
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Summary:In this paper, we will review recent developments in scintillators, with a focus on scintillating materials for application in Computed Tomography (CT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Main emphasis in the paper is on the translation of device requirements into material properties that need to be obtained. We will do this in particular to improve light yield (number of visible photons per keV of excitation energy), emission spectrum and decay time.
Bibliography:0131601JSS
ISSN:2162-8769
2162-8777
DOI:10.1149/2.0131601jss