• DocumentCode
    2341763
  • 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
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    30 Oct-5 Nov 1994
  • Firstpage
    1885
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1994., 1994 IEEE Conference Record
  • Conference_Location
    Norfolk, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-2544-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.1994.474698
  • Filename
    474698
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2341763