• DocumentCode
    2969291
  • Title

    A handheld β+ probe for intra-operative detection of radiotracers

  • Author

    Mester, Christian ; Bruschini, Claudio ; Magro, Patricia ; Demartines, Nicolas ; Dune, Vincent ; Grigoriev, Eugene ; Konoplyannikov, Anatoli ; Talanov, Vadim ; Matter, Maurice ; Prior, John O. ; Charbon, Edoardo

  • Author_Institution
    Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    28-31 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1812
  • Lastpage
    1814
  • Abstract
    A handheld probe for direct positron detection based on scintillators coupled to silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) is presented in this paper. The battery-powered system is optimised for intra-operative use. It is fully sterilisable and wirelessly connected to a PC running a graphical user interface. Successful pilot clinical trials have shown the use in oncological surgery.
  • Keywords
    cancer; photomultipliers; positron emission tomography; scintillation; surgery; tumours; battery powered system; direct positron detection; graphical user interface; handheld β+ probe; oncological surgery; radiotracer detection; scintillators; silicon photomultipliers; Clinical trials; Graphical user interfaces; Laparoscopes; Positron emission tomography; Probes; Prototypes; Tumors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Sensors, 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Limerick
  • ISSN
    1930-0395
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-9290-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSENS.2011.6127141
  • Filename
    6127141
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2969291