Title :
Performance analysis based on a Monte-Carlo simulation of a liquid xenon PET detector
Author :
Lopes, M.I. ; Chepel, V. ; Carvalho, J.C. ; Marques, R. Ferreira ; Policarpo, A.J.P.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fisica, Coimbra Univ., Portugal
fDate :
30 Oct-5 Nov 1994
Abstract :
Some aspects of the performance of a liquid xenon PET detector prototype were studied by means of Monte Carlo simulation
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; biomedical equipment; gamma-ray detection; liquid ionisation chambers; liquid scintillation detectors; positron emission tomography; xenon; Monte-Carlo simulation; Xe; detector performance analysis; diagnostic nuclear medicine; ionization signal; liquid xenon PET detector; medical instrumentation; scintillation signal; Anodes; Cathodes; Light scattering; Particle scattering; Performance analysis; Positron emission tomography; Solid scintillation detectors; Spatial resolution; Virtual prototyping; Xenon;
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.1994.474624
