2021
A layered single-side readout depth of interaction time-of-flight-PET detector
Bläckberg L, Sajedi S, Fakhri G, Sabet H. A layered single-side readout depth of interaction time-of-flight-PET detector. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2021, 66: 045025. PMID: 33570050, PMCID: PMC8130834, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/abd592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepth of interactionMulti-pixel photon counterDepth-of-interaction determinationDepth-of-interaction informationTime resolutionTime resolution valuesReduced crystal thicknessNon-DOI detectorsOptical photonsScintillator arrayPET detectorsPhoton counterCrystal pixelsReadout schemeCrystal arrayCrystal thicknessTransport simulationsDetectorPhotodetector arrayReadoutPixel sizePhotodetectorsResolution valuesFirst layerSignal amplitude
2019
New Detector Designs for High Resolution Brain PET
Bläckberg L, Sajedi S, Fakhri G, Sabet H. New Detector Designs for High Resolution Brain PET. 2019, 00: 1-5. DOI: 10.1109/nss/mic42101.2019.9059785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaser induced optical barriersLYSO:Ce crystalsScintillation light spreadIntrinsic resolutionDetector designCe crystalsOptical barrierBrain positron emission tomographyScintillationCrystal thicknessPhotodetector elementsTransverse resolutionDetectorPositron emission tomographyPhotodetectorsImproved positionLYSOCrystalReadoutResolutionLaserDependenceEmission tomography
2016
Novel laser‐processed CsI:Tl detector for SPECT
Sabet H, Bläckberg L, Uzun-Ozsahin D, El-Fakhri G. Novel laser‐processed CsI:Tl detector for SPECT. Medical Physics 2016, 43: 2630-2638. PMID: 27147372, PMCID: PMC5148208, DOI: 10.1118/1.4947294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptical barrierPeak-to-valley (P/VCsI:Tl crystalsCrystal bulkMultipixel photon counterPixel-like patternScintillation lightEnergy resolutionKeV gammasPixelated scintillatorScintillator samplesPhoton counterTL detectorsTl crystalsFabricated detectorScintillationCrystal thicknessSpatial resolutionPixel arrayDetectorBarrier patternsFabricated arraysCSICrystalBulk