Published December 2018 | Version v1
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Simulation and optimization of the Cherenkov TOF whole-body PET scanner

Creators

  • 1. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv (Ukraine)
  • 2. IRFU, DSM, CEA, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)

Description

The present work describes the GATE/Geant4 simulation of the TOF whole-body scanner constructed with PbF2 crystals and motivated by the on-going developments of the efficient and fast Cherenkov detector at the IRFU, CEA. We consider different geometrical configurations of the elementary detectors, different options of the optical interface and optimize the scanner construction using TOF-modified noise equivalent count rate calculation.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.01.027

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2018.01.027;
PII
S0168900218300445;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
912
Journal Page Range
p. 378-381
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
53039459
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CHERENKOV COUNTERS; CHERENKOV RADIATION; CONFIGURATION; CONSTRUCTION; COUNTING RATES; CRYSTALS; INTERFACES; LEAD FLUORIDES; NOISE; OPTIMIZATION; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SIMULATION; TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD
Descriptors DEC
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUORIDES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; LEAD HALIDES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY

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