Depth identification accuracy of a three layer phoswich pet detector module

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3 PART 2, 1999, Pages 485-490

  Seidel, J ^a,b   Vaquero, J J ^a   Siegel, S ^a   Gandler, W R ^b   Green, M V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Concorde Microsystems ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALS; GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LUTETIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

DEPTH OF INTERACTION; LIGHT DECAY TIME; PHOSWICH DETECTOR; POSITION SENSITIVE PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE;

SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0033311839     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.775567     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. J.S. Karp, M.E. Daube-Witherspoon, "Depth-of-Interaction Determination in Nal(Tl) and BGO Scintillation Crystals Using a Temperature Gradient," Nucl Instr Meth, Vol. 260, pp. 509-517, October 1987
2. P. Bartzakos, C.L. Thompson, "A Depth-encoded PET Detector," IEEE Trans Nucl Sei, Vol. 38, pp. 732-738, Aprill991
3. W.W. Moses, S.E. Derenzo, C.L. Melcher, R.A. Manente, "A Room Temperature LSO/PIN Photodiode PET Detector Module That Measures Depth of Interaction," IEEE Trans Nucl Sei, Vol. 42, pp. 1085-1089, August 1995
4. C. Moisan, G. Tsang, J.G. Rogers, E.M. Hoskinson, "Performance Studies of a Depth Encoding Multicrystal Detector for PET," IEEE Trans Nucl Sei, Vol. 43, pp. 1926-1931, June 1996
5. A. Saoudi, D. Rouleau, R. Lecomte, M. Andreaco, M. Casey, R. Nutt, H. Dautet, "Performance Studies of Depth Encoding Multicrystal Detectors Using Avalanche Photodiodes," JNucl Med, Vol. 39, p. 92P, May 1998
6. L.R. MacDonald, M. Dahlbom, "Depth of Interaction for PET Using Segmented Crystals," IEEE Trans Nucl Sei, Vol. 45, pp. 2144-2148, August 1998
7. R.S. Miyaoka, T.K. Lewellen, H. Yu, and D.L. MacDaniel, "Design of a Depth of Interaction (DOI) PET Detector Module," IEEE Trans Nucl Sei, Vol. 45, pp. 1069-1073, June 1998
8. S. Yamamoto and H. Ishibashi, "A GSO Depth of Interaction Detector for PET," IEEE Trans Nucl Sei, Vol. 45, pp. 1078-1082, June 1998
9. H. Murayama, H. Ishibashi, H. Uchida, T. Omura, and T. Yamashita, "Depth Encoding Multicrystal Detectors for PET," IEEE Trans Nucl Sei, Vol. 45, pp. 1152-1157, June 1998
10. M. Dahlbom, L.R. MacDonald, L. Erikson, M. Paulus, M. Andreaco, M.E. Casey, C. Moyers, "Performance of a YSO/LSO Phoswich Detector for Use in a PET/SPECT System," IEEE Trans Nucl Sei, Vol. 44, pp. 1114-1119, June 1998
11. M. Schmand, L. Erikson, M.E. Casey, D. Newport, K. Wienhard, W.D. Heiss, R. Nutt," Detector Design of a LSO Based Positron Emission Tomograph with Depth of Interaction Capability for High Resolution Brain Imaging," JNucl Med, Vol. 39, p. 133P, May 1998
12. GSO product sheet, Hitachi Chemical Company Ltd., Ibaraki, 312-0003 Japan
13. J.J. Vaquero, J. Seidel, S. Siegel, W. R. Gandler, M. V. Green, "Performance Characteristics of a Compact Position-Sensitive LSO Detector Module," IEEE Trans Medlmag, Vol. 17 (6), pp. 967-978,1998
14. S. Nagai, M. Watanabe, H. Shimoi, H. Liu, and Y. Yoshizawa, "A New Compact Position-Sensitive PMT for Scintillation Detectors," Conference Record IEEE 1998 Nuclear Science Symposium & Medical Imaging Conference