Design and simulation of a novel method for determining depth-of-interaction in a PET scintillation crystal array using a single-ended readout by a multi-anode PMT

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 3827-3841

  Ito, Mikiko ^a   Lee, Jae Sung ^b   Park, Min Jae ^b   Sim, Kwang Souk ^a   Hong, Seong Jong ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Eulji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ARRAYS; CRYSTAL BLOCK; CRYSTAL LENGTH; CRYSTAL SIZE; CRYSTAL SURFACES; DEPTH OF INTERACTIONS; DESIGN AND SIMULATION; GRID METHODS; HIGH SENSITIVITY; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; LIGHT DISPERSION; LIGHT-SHARING; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MULTIPLE ANODE; MULTIPLE CRYSTALS; NONUNIFORM; NOVEL METHODS; PEAK-TO-VALLEY RATIOS; PET DETECTORS; POSITION SENSITIVE; SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS; SCINTILLATION PHOTONS; SHAPED REFLECTOR; SINGLE-ENDED;

DENTISTRY; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT; LIGHT EMISSION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAMMA RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953819441     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/13/017     Document Type: Article

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