A novel epitaxially grown LSO-based thin-film scintillator for micro-imaging using hard synchrotron radiation

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 571-583

  Douissard, Paul Antoine ^a   Cecilia, Angelica ^b   Martin, Thierry ^a   Chevalier, Valentin ^a   Couchaud, Maurice ^c   Baumbach, Tilo ^b   Dupré, Klaus ^d   Kühbacher, Markus ^e   Rack, Alexander ^a,b  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c CEA LETI   (France)

^d FEE GMBH   (Germany)

^e HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

detective quantum efficiency; LSO:Tb; luminescence; microtomography; radiography; scintillator; spatial resolution; synchrotron instrumentation; X ray detection; X ray phase contrast; X rays

Indexed keywords

DETECTIVE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; LSO:TB; MICRO-TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATOR; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SYNCHROTRON INSTRUMENTATION; X RAY PHASE CONTRAST; X-RAY DETECTIONS;

CAMERAS; CCD CAMERAS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DETECTORS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); EPITAXIAL GROWTH; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LUMINESCENCE; OPTICAL GLASS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; RADIOLOGY; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SYNCHROTRONS; TERBIUM ALLOYS; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

LUTETIUM; LUTETIUM ORTHOSILICATE; SILICATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE QUALITY; LIMB; METHODOLOGY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SYNCHROTRON; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY FILM;

ANIMALS; BEES; EXTREMITIES; LUTETIUM; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SILICATES; SYNCHROTRONS; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77955933273     PISSN: 09090495     EISSN: 16005775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1107/S0909049510025938     Document Type: Article

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