Optimization of a LSO-based detector module for time-of-flight PET

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 57, Issue 3 PART 3, 2010, Pages 1570-1576

  Moses, W W ^a   Janecek, M ^a   Spurrier, M A ^b   Szupryczynski, P ^b,c   Choong, W S ^a   Melcher, C L ^b   Andreaco, M ^c  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

LSO; Time of flight PET; Timing resolution

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE PATH LENGTH; CO-DOPANTS; CO-DOPED; DECAY TIME; DETECTOR MODULE; ETCHED SURFACE; LIGHT OUTPUT; MECHANICALLY POLISHED SURFACES; PHOTO MULTIPLIER TUBE; REFLECTOR MATERIALS; SCINTILLATION PHOTONS; SENSITIVITY INDICES; TEFLON TAPES; TIME-OF-FLIGHT PET; TIMING RESOLUTIONS; WHITE PAINTS;

DETECTORS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); LIGHT EMISSION; LUMINOUS PAINT; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS; REFLECTION; SCINTILLATION; SURFACE TREATMENT;

TIME MEASUREMENT;

EID: 77953689876     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2010.2047266     Document Type: Article

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