A Simulation Study of a Pixelated CZT Detector Combined Energy-Independent Collimator Using Finite Element and Monte Carlo Methods for SPECT Applications
Compared to other semiconductor materials, Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) is currently considered a leading material for use in clinical SPECT applications [1]. Over the last few decades, simulation and experimental studies related to the charge sharing effect of pixelated CZT detectors have been performed in order to estimate the charge sharing effect between two neighboring pixels and to determine the optimum pixel size of CZT detectors. The goal of this work is to investigate the charge-transport effect in our pixelated CZT detector design using various radionuclides covering a broad range of gamma emission energies from Tl-201 to I-131 that are used for clinical SPECT applications and to estimate physical effects in the detectors combined with our energy-optimized high-sensitivity pixel-matching parallel-hole collimator [2].
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development (NA-22)
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0012704
- OSTI ID:
- 1572349
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-212264-2019-COPR
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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