PETRRA: Preliminary experimental results from the first full size detector and dead time simulation of the count rate performance of a unique whole body PET camera

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/23.467753· OSTI ID:148044

Visvikis, D; Wells, K; Ott, R J ^[1]; Stephenson, R; Bateman, J E; Connolly, J; Tappern, G ^[2]

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1. Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton (United Kingdom)
2. Rutherford Appleton Lab., Chilton (United Kingdom)

The design and construction of the first of two BaF{sub 2}-TMAE large area detectors to be incorporated in a unique double headed whole body PET system (PETRRA) has been completed. Preliminary experimental work carried out with the first large area detector shows an absolute detection efficiency of 20.5% and a time resolution of 3.5ns (FWHM) and 8.0ns (FWTM), using 8mm thick scintillation crystals. An analytical model of the electronic read-out system has been developed to investigate the rate capability of the new scanner. This model predicts that under typical imaging conditions, with 40MBq of activity in the field of view, the proposed scanner will acquire coincidence data at 20--25kcps.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 148044
• Report Number(s): CONF-941061--
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Journal Issue: 4Pt1 Vol. 42; ISSN IETNAE; ISSN 0018-9499
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BASIC STUDIES
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MATHEMATICAL MODELS
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POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
WHOLE-BODY COUNTERS