2017
Simulation study of light transport in laser-processed LYSO:Ce detectors with single-side readout
Bläckberg L, Fakhri G, Sabet H. Simulation study of light transport in laser-processed LYSO:Ce detectors with single-side readout. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2017, 62: 8419-8440. PMID: 29047453, PMCID: PMC5736368, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa8dea.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDetector typesLYSO:Ce detectorsLYSO:Ce crystalsBarrier refractive indexScintillation light transportImproved energy resolutionRefractive indexLaser-processed crystalsCollection efficiencyLight transportPixel-like patternScintillation lightMPPC arraysEnergy resolutionPixel arrayDOI informationPulsed laser beamLight response functionLine profilesCe crystalsMonolithic crystalsBarrier patternsCrystal bulkTime resolutionCE detector
2016
Light Transport in PET Scintillator Detectors Fabricated Using Laser Induced Optical Barriers
Bläckberg L, Ozsahin D, Moghadam N, Fakhri G, Sabet H. Light Transport in PET Scintillator Detectors Fabricated Using Laser Induced Optical Barriers. 2016, 1-4. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2016.8069523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPixel-like patternOptical barrierLYSO:Ce crystalsLaser-processed crystalsSensitive scintillation detectorTransverse spatial resolutionLight transportScintillation lightScintillation detectorDOI informationReadout detectorsAnimal positron emission tomographyDetector fabricationLight response functionCe crystalsMonolithic crystalsFunction of source locationPixel pitchLiOBPulsed laserPhotodetector arrayRefractive indexCrystal depthResponse functionSpatial resolutionNovel 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