Silicon photo-multipliers as photon detectors for PET

Rok Pestotnik; Sarno Korpar; Hassan Chagani; Rok Dolenec; Peter Križan; Aleš Stanovnik

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4775015

Silicon photo-multipliers as photon detectors for PET

Rok Pestotnik, Sarno Korpar, Hassan Chagani, Rok Dolenec, Peter Križan, Aleš Stanovnik

Physics and Astronomy (Twin Cities)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Abstract

A novel photon detector, the Silicon Photo-multiplier (SiPM), has been tested as a photosensitive device for Positron Emission Tomography (PET). PET is one of the most important non-invasive methods for in-depth and in-vivo imaging of tissue. The SiPM has advantages over existing photon detectors as it can be used in a magnetic field, has a better resolution and is easier to operate. The results of measurements of spatial dependence variation in response for individual SiPMs are presented. A PET module has been constructed by coupling an array of Photonique 2.1mm × 2.1mm SiPMs to LYSO scintillation crystals. The properties of the module prototype are presented.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2008 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2008
Pages	3123-3127
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4775015
State	Published - Dec 1 2008
Event	2008 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2008 - Dresden, Germany Duration: Oct 19 2008 → Oct 25 2008

Publication series

Name	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
ISSN (Print)	1095-7863

Other

Other	2008 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2008
Country	Germany
City	Dresden
Period	10/19/08 → 10/25/08

Keywords

Geiger mode APD
LYSO scintillator
Positron emission tomography
Silicon photo-multiplier

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Silicon photo-multipliers as photon detectors for PET. / Pestotnik, Rok; Korpar, Sarno; Chagani, Hassan; Dolenec, Rok; Križan, Peter; Stanovnik, Aleš.

2008 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2008. 2008. p. 3123-3127 4775015 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record).

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Pestotnik, R, Korpar, S, Chagani, H, Dolenec, R, Križan, P & Stanovnik, A 2008, Silicon photo-multipliers as photon detectors for PET. in 2008 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2008., 4775015, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, pp. 3123-3127, 2008 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2008, Dresden, Germany, 10/19/08. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4775015

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