Continuous or pixelated scintillators?, not longer a discussion

Autor:	Antonio González, Albert Aguilar, Alexander Stolin, Stan Majewski, Liczandro Hernandez, Pablo Conde, Jose M. Benlloch, James Proffitt, Filomeno Sanchez
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Physics Scintillation Photon Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors business.industry Detector Physics::Optics Photodetector Scintillator Crystal Optics Optoelectronics business Sensitivity (electronics) Image resolution
Zdroj:	2014 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC).
Popis:	Gamma ray detectors merging continuous and pixelated crystal arrays are described. We show a pilot study about the detector performance of an innovative scintillation design that simultaneously uses both a continuous and a crystal array. This novel idea is the base of a high-resolution and high-sensitivity gamma ray detector. Alternatively monolithic or crystal arrays can be mounted on the front or in between this and the photosensor to improve spatial or photon depth of interaction resolution, without sensitivity detriment. We have successfully tested a total scintillation thickness of ∼20 mm.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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