• DocumentCode
    1549719
  • Title

    A Monte Carlo study of the timing resolution of BaF2 for TOF PET

  • Author

    Tzanakos, G. ; Bhatia, M. ; Pavlopoulos, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Columbia Univ., Irvington, NY, USA
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    10/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1599
  • Lastpage
    1604
  • Abstract
    A Monte Carlo study of the timing resolution of small BaF2 crystals for time-of-flight (TOF) positron emission tomography (PET) is presented. The interaction of 511-keV gammas, the emission and transport of ultraviolet light in the crystal, and the pulse formation in the photomultiplier are simulated. The individual contributions to the timing resolution and the overall effect are calculated and compared to experimental measurements. It is found that for small crystal lengths the choice of photomultiplier can have strong effect on the resolution
  • Keywords
    Monte Carlo methods; barium compounds; biomedical equipment; gamma-ray detection and measurement; radioisotope scanning and imaging; scintillation counters; time of flight spectra; BaF2; Monte Carlo study; TOF PET; gammas; photomultiplier; pulse formation; time of flight positron emission tomography; timing resolution; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Detectors; Monte Carlo methods; Photomultipliers; Positron emission tomography; Signal resolution; Spatial resolution; Time measurement; Timing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.58711
  • Filename
    58711
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1549719