A YSO/LSO phoswich array detector for single and coincidence photon imaging
- Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). School of Medicine
- Max-Planck Inst. for Neurological Research, Cologne (Germany)
- Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm (Sweden). Dept. of Clinical Neurophysiology
- CTI Inc., Knoxville, TN (United States)
The performance of a phoswich array detector module for possible use in a combined single and coincidence photon imaging system has been evaluated. The assumption is that this detection module would allow the construction of a combined SPECT/PET imaging system with better count rate performance in the coincidence mode compared to current dual headed scintillation cameras. The detector consist of a linear array of discrete 4 x 4 x 15 mm{sup 3} YSO elements coupled to a combined detector array/light guide of LSO, 10 mm thick. Since the scintillation light decay time is different in YSO and LSO (70 and 40 ns, respectively), events originating from the two detector materials can be separated by pulse shape discrimination. The front layer of YSO could then be used for detection of low energy, single photon events and the LSO layer for coincidence detection of annihilation radiation. The light collection of the PMTs coupled to the detector was found to be adequate to accurately identify each detector element in the array using the same positioning logic used in conventional BGO block detectors. The average energy resolution of the YSO elements at 140 keV for the block detector was found to be 14.5% FWHM, ranging from 13.8 to 15.4%. Spatial resolution of the detector block in single photon mode, using a high resolution collimator (geometric resolution 6.5 mm at 10 cm) was measured by scanning a {sup 99m}Tc line source. The resolution at 5 and 10 cm from the collimator face was found to be 5.9 and 8.5 mm FWHM, respectively.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC03-87ER60615
- OSTI ID:
- 649392
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-971147-; ISSN 0018-9499; TRN: 98:010407
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 45, Issue 3Pt2; Conference: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) nuclear science symposium and medical imaging conference, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 11-13 Nov 1997; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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