First experiments with LaBr3:Ce crystals coupled directly to silicon photomultipliers for PET applications

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 3991-3994

  Schaart, Dennis R ^a   Seifert, Stefan ^a   Van Dam, Herman T ^a   De Boer, Martijn R ^a   Vinke, Ruud ^b   Dendooven, Peter ^b   Lohner, Herbert ^b   Beekman, Freek J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAY TIME; DETECTOR PERFORMANCE; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; FAST PMTS; FAST RESPONSE; HIGH POTENTIAL; INTRINSIC PERFORMANCE; LIGHT COLLECTION; LIGHT YIELD; PHOTO-DETECTION EFFICIENCIES; PHOTOSENSOR; SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER; TIME-OF-FLIGHT POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TIMING RESOLUTIONS;

CERIUM; CRYSTALS; LUMINESCENCE; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; TIME MEASUREMENT;

CERIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 67649229018     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774157     Document Type: Conference Paper

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