High Efficiency, Low Cost Scintillators for PET
Inorganic scintillation detectors coupled to PMTs are an important element of medical imaging applications such as positron emission tomography (PET). Performance as well as cost of these systems is limited by the properties of the scintillation detectors available at present. The Phase I project was aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of producing high performance scintillators using a low cost fabrication approach. Samples of these scintillators were produced and their performance was evaluated. Overall, the Phase I effort was very successful. The Phase II project will be aimed at advancing the new scintillation technology for PET. Large samples of the new scintillators will be produced and their performance will be evaluated. PET modules based on the new scintillators will also be built and characterized.
- Research Organization:
- Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-05ER84300
- OSTI ID:
- 900316
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/84300; C06-19; TRN: US0806200
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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FABRICATION
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scintillator
positron
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