Title :
PET/SPECT detectors with light intensifiers and fiber coding
Author :
Antich, P. ; Slavin, N. ; Tsyganov, E.
Author_Institution :
Southwestern Med. Center, Texas Univ., Dallas, TX, USA
fDate :
6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
NaI scintillators for PET/SPECT detectors with light intensifier and fiber readout are considered using a Monte Carlo model. A coding algorithm which uses light detected at both ends of the fibers is proposed and the simulated results are evaluated. The scheme looks very promising
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; image intensifiers; position sensitive particle detectors; positron emission tomography; single photon emission computed tomography; solid scintillation detectors; Monte Carlo model; NaI:Tl; PET/SPECT detectors; coding algorithm; fiber coding; fiber readout; light intensifiers; scintillators; Decoding; Glass; Monte Carlo methods; Optical arrays; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical reflection; Photonic crystals; Positron emission tomography; Solid scintillation detectors;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2001 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7324-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2001.1009199
