Simulating the performances of an lso based position encoding detector for pet

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 44, Issue 6 PART 2, 1997, Pages 2450-2458

  Moisan, C ^a   Vozza, D ^a   Loope, M ^b  

^a TRIUMF   (Canada)

^b CTI PET Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION; SILICATES;

LUTETIUM OXYORTHOSILICATE; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTOSTATISTICS; POSITION ENCODING DETECTORS;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 0031338124     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.656451     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. G. Tsang, C. Moisan and J. G. Rogers, "A simulation to model position encoding multicrystal PET detectors", IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 42, p. 2236, 1995.
2. G. F. Knoll, T. F. Knoll and T. M. Henderson, "Light collection scintillation detector composites for neutron detection", IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 35, p. 872, 1988.
3. S. R. Cherry, M. P. Tornai, C. S. Levin, S. Siegel, E. J. Hoffman, M. S. Andreaco, C. W. Williams, "A comparison of PET detector modules employing rectangular and round photomultiplier tubes", IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 42, p. 1064, 1995.
4. D. Vozza, C. Moisan and S. Paquet, "An Improved Model for the Energy Resolution of Multicrystal Encoding Detectors for PET", IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 44, p. 179, 1997.
5. C. L. Melcher and J. S. Schweitzer, "Cerium-doped Lutetium Oxyorthosilicate: A fast, efficient new scintillator", IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 39, p. 502, 1992.
6. P. Dorenbos, J. T. M. de Haas and C. W. E. van Eijk, "Non-proportionality in the scintillation response and the energy resolution obtainable with scintillation crystals", IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 42, p. 2190, 1995.
7. C. L. Melcher, Schlumberger-Doll Research, private communication.
8. J. G. Rogers, R. Nutt, M. Andreaco, C. W. Williams, "Testing 144- and 256-crystal BGO block detectors", IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 41, p. 1423, 1994.
9. M. P. Tornai, G. Germano, E. J. Hoffman, "Positioning and energy response of PET block detectors with different light sharing schemes", IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 41, p. 1458, 1994.
10. C. Moisan, G. Tsang, J. G. Rogers and E. M. Hoskinson, "Performance studies of a depth encoding multicrystal detector for PET", IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 43, p. 1926, 1996.
11. W. W. Moses, S. E. Derenzo, R. Nutt, W. M. Digby, C. W. Williams, M. Andreaco, "Performance of a PET detector module utilizing an array of silicon photodiodes to identify the crystal of interaction", IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 40, p. 1036, 1993.
12. Y. Shao, S. R. Cherry, S. Siegel, R. W. Silverman, "A study of intercrystal scatter in small scintillator arrays designed for high resolution PET imaging", IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 43, p. 1938, 1996.
13. J. G. Rogers, A. J. Taylor, M. F. Rahimi, R. Nutt, M. Andreaco and C. W. Williams, "An improved multicrystal 2-D BGO detector for PET", IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 39, p. 1063, 1992.
14. J. G. Rogers, C. Moisan, E. M. Hoskinson, M. S. Andreaco, C. W. Williams and R. Nutt, "A practical block detector for a depth-encoding PET camera", IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., vol. 43, p. 3240, 1996.
15. J. G. Rogers, "Where to go with LSO", Contribution to the 1996 ECAT Technical Users Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, April 13-16, 1996.