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A new method for depth of interaction determination in PET detectors

A new method for obtaining depth of interaction (DOI) information in PET detectors is presented in this study, based on sharing and redirection of scintillation light among multiple detectors, together with attenuation of light over the length of the crystals. The aim is to obtain continuous DOI enc...

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Autores principales: Pizzichemi, M, Stringhini, G, Niknejad, T, Liu, Z, Lecoq, P, Tavernier, S, Varela, J, Paganoni, M, Auffray, E
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/61/12/4679
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2268079
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author Pizzichemi, M
Stringhini, G
Niknejad, T
Liu, Z
Lecoq, P
Tavernier, S
Varela, J
Paganoni, M
Auffray, E
author_facet Pizzichemi, M
Stringhini, G
Niknejad, T
Liu, Z
Lecoq, P
Tavernier, S
Varela, J
Paganoni, M
Auffray, E
author_sort Pizzichemi, M
collection CERN
description A new method for obtaining depth of interaction (DOI) information in PET detectors is presented in this study, based on sharing and redirection of scintillation light among multiple detectors, together with attenuation of light over the length of the crystals. The aim is to obtain continuous DOI encoding with single side readout, and at the same time without the need for one-toone coupling between scintillators and detectors, allowing the development of a PET scanner with good spatial, energy and timing resolutions while keeping the complexity of the system low. A prototype module has been produced and characterized to test the proposed method, coupling a LYSO scintillator matrix to a commercial SiPMs array. Excellent crystal separation is obtained for all the scintillators in the array, light loss due to depolishing is found to be negligible, energy resolution is shown to be on average 12.7% FWHM. The mean DOI resolution achieved is 4.1mm FWHM on a 15mm long crystal and preliminary coincidence time resolution was estimated in 353 ps FWHM.
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spelling oai-inspirehep.net-16027582019-09-30T06:29:59Zdoi:10.1088/0031-9155/61/12/4679http://cds.cern.ch/record/2268079engPizzichemi, MStringhini, GNiknejad, TLiu, ZLecoq, PTavernier, SVarela, JPaganoni, MAuffray, EA new method for depth of interaction determination in PET detectorsDetectors and Experimental TechniquesA new method for obtaining depth of interaction (DOI) information in PET detectors is presented in this study, based on sharing and redirection of scintillation light among multiple detectors, together with attenuation of light over the length of the crystals. The aim is to obtain continuous DOI encoding with single side readout, and at the same time without the need for one-toone coupling between scintillators and detectors, allowing the development of a PET scanner with good spatial, energy and timing resolutions while keeping the complexity of the system low. A prototype module has been produced and characterized to test the proposed method, coupling a LYSO scintillator matrix to a commercial SiPMs array. Excellent crystal separation is obtained for all the scintillators in the array, light loss due to depolishing is found to be negligible, energy resolution is shown to be on average 12.7% FWHM. The mean DOI resolution achieved is 4.1mm FWHM on a 15mm long crystal and preliminary coincidence time resolution was estimated in 353 ps FWHM.oai:inspirehep.net:16027582016
spellingShingle Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Pizzichemi, M
Stringhini, G
Niknejad, T
Liu, Z
Lecoq, P
Tavernier, S
Varela, J
Paganoni, M
Auffray, E
A new method for depth of interaction determination in PET detectors
title A new method for depth of interaction determination in PET detectors
title_full A new method for depth of interaction determination in PET detectors
title_fullStr A new method for depth of interaction determination in PET detectors
title_full_unstemmed A new method for depth of interaction determination in PET detectors
title_short A new method for depth of interaction determination in PET detectors
title_sort new method for depth of interaction determination in pet detectors
topic Detectors and Experimental Techniques
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/61/12/4679
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2268079
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