Optimization of the effective light attenuation length of YAP:Ce and LYSO:Ce crystals for a novel geometrical PET concept

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 564, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 506-514

  Vilardi, I ^a   Braem, A ^b   Chesi, E ^b   Ciocia, F ^a   Colonna, N ^a   Corsi, F ^c   Cusanno, F ^d   De Leo, R ^a   Dragone, A ^c   Garibaldi, F ^d   Joram, C ^b   Lagamba, L ^a   Marrone, S ^a   Nappi, E ^a   Seguinot J ^b   Tagliente, G ^a   Valentini, A ^a   Weilhammer, P ^b   Zaidi, H ^e  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

^b CERN   (Switzerland)

^c POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^e GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

HPD; LYSO:Ce; PET; YAP:Ce

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; COATINGS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

HPD; LYSO:CE; SCINTILLATOR BARS; YAP:CE;

LIGHT;

EID: 33745902203     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.04.079     Document Type: Article

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