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Development of a small field-of-view scintimammography camera: Measurements and simulations

Conference ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1117/12.277683· OSTI ID:757608

The authors report on studies of a small field of view scintimammography camera based on a position sensitive PMT and a crystal scintillator array. A 5-inch R3292 Hamamatsu PMT was coupled to a variety of scintillators, including pixelized NaI(TI), Csi (Na) and YAP. Laboratory and phantom studies were performed to compare performances of the above scintillator sensors with special emphasis on spatial resolution and scatter rejection. The results of Monte Carlo simulations for different pixel sizes are also presented.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84ER40150
OSTI ID:
757608
Report Number(s):
JLAB-PHY-97-04; DOE/ER/40150-1688
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English