Recent results of the TierPET scanner

Author

Weber, S. ; Bauer, A. ; Herzog, H. ; Kehren, F. ; Mühlensiepen, H. ; Vogelbruch, J. ; Coenen, H.H. ; Zilles, K. ; Halling, H.

Author_Institution

Zentrallabor fur Elektronik, Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH, Germany

Volume

47

Issue

4

fYear

2000

fDate

8/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1665

Lastpage

1669

Abstract

At the Forschungszentnum Julich a high resolution positron emission tomograph (TierPET) for imaging small laboratory animals, especially rats, has been constructed. The scanner is based on arrays of YAP crystals. As a special feature the detector distances can be varied continuously from 16 to 58 cm. Due to the variable detector distances the performance of the scanner has to be evaluated in various configurations. Special attention was paid to dedicated data acquisition protocols and adequate applications with regard to the system sensitivity

Keywords

biological techniques; image resolution; laboratory techniques; positron emission tomography; 8 to 58 cm; Forschungszentnum Julich; TierPET scanner results; YAP; YAP crystals arrays; YAlO3; dedicated data acquisition protocols; high resolution positron emission tomograph; nuclear biology; rats; scanner performance; small laboratory animals imaging; system sensitivity; variable detector distances; Animals; Computer vision; Crystals; Data acquisition; Detectors; High-resolution imaging; Image resolution; Laboratories; Radioactive decay; Rats;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.873032

Filename

873032