Title :
Light output measurements of LSO single crystals and 4×8 arrays: comparison of experiment with Monte Carlo simulations
Author :
Kriplani, A. ; Stoll, S.P. ; Schlyer, D.J. ; Shokouhi, S. ; Vaska, P. ; Villanueva, A., Jr. ; Woody, C.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Abstract :
We have made a comparison between experimentally determined light output from various size LSO crystals and the Monte Carlo simulations using the program Opticad. The results show good agreement between the predicted results and the experimental measurements. These results show that it is possible to accurately simulate the light output using these calculations. This allows testing of many parameters quickly and the determination of the critical parameters in maximizing the light output and photoelectron yield from these detector modules.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; solid scintillation detectors; LSO single crystals; Monte Carlo simulations; Opticad; light output measurements; photoelectron yield; Assembly; Biomedical measurements; Crystals; Laboratories; Optical arrays; Positron emission tomography; Solid scintillation detectors; Telephony; Testing; US Department of Energy;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2003 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8257-9
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2003.1352539
