Cylindrical PET detector design

A cylindrically shaped high-resolution PET (positron-emission-tomography) detector that uses cross-plane coincidence events is being developed. A 2-D analog coded position-sensitive detector is used. It consists of a hexagonal array of photomultiplier tubes and a rectangular array of crystals, eight...

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Published inIEEE transactions on nuclear science Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 675 - 679
Main Authors Burnham, C.A., Kaufman, D.E., Chesler, D.A., Stearns, C.W., Wolfson, D.R., Brownell, G.L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.02.1988
Subjects
Crystals
Detectors
Event detection
Image resolution
Instruments
Light scattering
Optical scattering
Physics
Positron emission tomography
Spatial resolution
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Summary:A cylindrically shaped high-resolution PET (positron-emission-tomography) detector that uses cross-plane coincidence events is being developed. A 2-D analog coded position-sensitive detector is used. It consists of a hexagonal array of photomultiplier tubes and a rectangular array of crystals, eight elements per tube. The optics has been designed to maximize the light collection and to provide uniform spatial resolution. The detector will be 60 cm in diameter by 11.5 cm wide, the crystals are 3 mm*5.7 mm*30 mm. The design, associated electronics, and results of measurements on a sector of the detector are presented.< >
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ISSN:0018-9499
1558-1578
DOI:10.1109/23.12810