• DocumentCode
    2615541
  • Title

    Study of scintillation crystal array parameters for an advanced PET scanner dedicated to breast cancer imaging

  • Author

    Vandenbroucke, A. ; Levin, C.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Radiology, Stanford University, USA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    19-25 Oct. 2008
  • Firstpage
    4914
  • Lastpage
    4919
  • Abstract
    We present measurements and simulation to determine the optimal crystal array parameters for an advanced PET scanner dedicated to breast imaging. We compared LSO versus LYSO arrays, measured different crystal sizes and various surface finishes and array configurations. We conclude that an 8 × 8 array of 1 × 1 × 1 mm3 LYSO crystals with a specular (VM2000) foil on all sides of each individual crystal except the diffuse exit window gives the optimal results for our configuration.
  • Keywords
    Avalanche photodiodes; Breast cancer; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Histograms; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Positron emission tomography; Size measurement; Surface finishing; Surface treatment; LSO; LYSO; PET; PSAPD; scintillation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2008. NSS '08. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Dresden, Germany
  • ISSN
    1095-7863
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2714-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1095-7863
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774342
  • Filename
    4774342
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2615541