Published October 1, 2007 | Version v1
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Energy resolution and absolute detection efficiency for LSO crystals: A comparison between Monte Carlo simulation and experimental data

Creators

  • 1. Siemens Medical Solutions, Molecular Imaging, 810 Innovation Drive, Knoxville, TN 37932 (United States)
  • 2. Byars Consulting, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 (United States)

Description

Non-proportionality between energy deposition and scintillation light production in a scintillator and transport of scintillation photons in the detector have been introduced in a Geant4-based simulation code. Simulation and experimental results were compared for samples of LSO detectors: absolute detector efficiency and energy resolution obtained from simulation are consistent with the experimental data. We also studied the average path length of scintillation photons in the detector and its contribution to the time resolution

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.06.067

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2007.06.067;
PII
S0168-9002(07)01329-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
580
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 1087-1092
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
3. international conference on imaging techniques in subatomic physics, astrophysics, medicine, biology and industry
Dates
27-30 Sep 2006
Place
Stockholm (Sweden)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39062274
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; DETECTION; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOLUTION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOSPHORS; PHOTONS; SCINTILLATIONS; TIME RESOLUTION; VISIBLE RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; CALCULATION METHODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MASSLESS PARTICLES; RADIATIONS; RESOLUTION; SIMULATION; TIMING PROPERTIES

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