Published 2014 | Version v1
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Coincidence resolution time of two small scintillators coupled to high quantum-efficiency photomultipliers in a PET-like system

Creators

  • 1. Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica 'M. Merlin', Bari (Italy)
  • 2. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - INFN, Sezione di Bari, Bari (Italy)
  • 3. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - INFN, Sezione di Roma, Roma (Italy)
  • 4. National Centre for Nuclear Research - NCBJ, Otwock-S'wierk (Poland)
  • 5. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - INFN, Sezione di Lecce, Lecce (Italy)

Description

The lower limit of the time resolution for a positron emission tomography (PET) system has been measured for two scintillator types, LYSO:Ce and LuAG:Pr. Small dimension crystals and ultra bi-alkali phototubes have been used in order to increase the detected scintillation photons. Good timing resolutions of 118 ps and 223 ps FWHM have been obtained for two LYSO and two LuAG, respectively, exposed to a 22Na source. (authors)

Availability note (English)

Available from doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20146610010
Part of:
EPJ Web of Conferences, Proceedings of the International Nuclear Physics Conference - INPC 2013

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1051/epjconf/20146610010;

Publishing Information

Publisher
EDP Sciences
Imprint Place
Les Ulis (France)
ISBN
978-2-7598-1175-5; 978-2-7598-1176-2
Imprint Title
EPJ Web of Conferences, Proceedings of the International Nuclear Physics Conference - INPC 2013
Imprint Pagination
v. 66 [2000 p.]
Journal Page Range
p. 10010.p.1-10010.p.4

Conference

Title
International Nuclear Physics Conference
Acronym
INPC 2013
Dates
2-7 Jun 2013
Place
Firenze (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
47098220
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALUMINATES; CRYSTALS; LUTETIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTOTUBES; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SCINTILLATIONS; SODIUM 22; TIME RESOLUTION; YTTRIUM SILICATES
Descriptors DEC
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; EFFICIENCY; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTOTUBES; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; RESOLUTION; SILICATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM ISOTOPES; TIMING PROPERTIES; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS

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Notes
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