Title :
First results from a prototype PET scanner using BaF2 scintillator and photosensitive wire chambers
Author :
Tavernier, S. ; Bruyndonckx, P. ; Debruyne, J. ; Etienne, L. ; Folger, H. ; Hartmann, W. ; Rajeswaran, S. ; Smolik, W. ; Van Lancker, L. ; Shuping, Zhang
Author_Institution :
Inter-Univ. Inst. for High Energies, Brussels, Belgium
fDate :
30 Oct-5 Nov 1994
Abstract :
The authors have designed and built a small high resolution PET scanner using BaF2 scintillation crystals and photosensitive wire chambers using TMAE as photosensitive agent. The very first measurements performed on the detector are presented
Keywords :
barium compounds; biomedical equipment; positron emission tomography; solid scintillation detectors; BaF2; BaF2 scintillator; PET scanner; TMAE; medical diagnostic imaging; medical instrumentation; nuclear medicine; photosensitive wire chambers; Anodes; Cathodes; Crystals; Electrons; Energy resolution; Positron emission tomography; Prototypes; Solid scintillation detectors; Spatial resolution; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1994., 1994 IEEE Conference Record
Conference_Location :
Norfolk, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2544-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1994.474698
