A simulation study of the performance characteristics of a YAP:Ce detector for positron emission tomography

Author

Tzanakos, G. ; Thireou, T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Athens Univ., Greece

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

29 Oct-1 Nov 1998

Firstpage

755

Abstract

A Monte Carlo simulation study of the efficiency, the energy and the time resolution of a YAP:Ce γ-ray detector for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) has been performed. The interaction of 511 keV γ-rays, the emission and propagation of UV photons, the PMT pulse formation and the electronic processing unit have been simulated. The dependence of the detector characteristics on the crystal dimensions and on the energy threshold has been examined

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; biomedical equipment; cerium; gamma-ray detection; positron emission tomography; solid scintillation detectors; yttrium compounds; 511 keV; Monte Carlo simulation; PMT pulse formation; YAP:Ce; YAlO3:Ce; crystal dimensions; efficiency; electronic processing unit; energy resolution; energy threshold; gamma-ray detector; performance characteristics; photon propagation; positron emission tomography; time resolution; Anodes; Calibration; Cathodes; Energy resolution; Photomultipliers; Photonic crystals; Positron emission tomography; Radioactive decay; Solid scintillation detectors; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1998. Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Hong Kong

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5164-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1998.745538

Filename

745538