TY - GEN
T1 - Tests of silicon photomultiplier PET modules
AU - Chagani, Hassan
AU - Dolenec, Rok
AU - Korpar, Samo
AU - Križan, Peter
AU - Pestotnik, Rok
AU - Stanovnik, Aleš
AU - Verheyden, Ruben
PY - 2009/12/1
Y1 - 2009/12/1
N2 - The use of Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) as photon detectors in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) modules offers significant advantages over conventional light sensors, including application in a magnetic field, better resolution and easier operation. Two PET modules have been constructed by coupling 4 x 4 arrays of LYSO sctintillation crystals of area 4.2 x 4.2 mm2 and length 20 mm to SiPMs. Two types of SiPM have been tested: the Hamamatsu S10931-100P and Photonique PCB-PET07 of active surface areas 3 x 3 mm2 and 2.1 x 2.1 mm2 respectively. The energy resolutions, signal pulse properties and energy response of the arrays are presented in view of arrangement into a larger module. Additionally, the surface sensitivity and time resolutions of smaller 1 x 1 mm2 SiPMs from the same manufacturers have been analysed.
AB - The use of Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) as photon detectors in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) modules offers significant advantages over conventional light sensors, including application in a magnetic field, better resolution and easier operation. Two PET modules have been constructed by coupling 4 x 4 arrays of LYSO sctintillation crystals of area 4.2 x 4.2 mm2 and length 20 mm to SiPMs. Two types of SiPM have been tested: the Hamamatsu S10931-100P and Photonique PCB-PET07 of active surface areas 3 x 3 mm2 and 2.1 x 2.1 mm2 respectively. The energy resolutions, signal pulse properties and energy response of the arrays are presented in view of arrangement into a larger module. Additionally, the surface sensitivity and time resolutions of smaller 1 x 1 mm2 SiPMs from the same manufacturers have been analysed.
KW - Geiger mode APD
KW - LYSO scintillator
KW - Positron emission tomography
KW - Silicon photo-multiplier
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U2 - 10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402288
DO - 10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402288
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77951187482
SN - 9781424439621
T3 - IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
SP - 1518
EP - 1520
BT - 2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009
T2 - 2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009
Y2 - 25 October 2009 through 31 October 2009
ER -