Published September 2001 | Version v1
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Scintillators for positron emission tomography

Creators

  • 1. Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (China). State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation

Description

The characteristics of scintillator, such as high light output, short decay time and excellent stopping power etc, are necessary for the detector in positron emission tomography (PET). The current status of scintillator development as well as the effects of scintillator parameters on the performance of the PET system are described

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Atomic Energy Science and Technology
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 476-480
ISSN
1000-6931

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
33010932
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
PERFORMANCE; PHOSPHORS; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; STOPPING POWER; USES
Descriptors DEC
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; TOMOGRAPHY