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
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 resolution
2015
A Sub-MM Spatial Resolution LYSO: CE Detector for Small Animal PET
Sabet H, Bläckberg L, Ozsahin D, Sitek A, El-Fakhri G. A Sub-MM Spatial Resolution LYSO: CE Detector for Small Animal PET. 2015, 1-4. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2015.7582201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaser induced optical barriersOptical barrierLYSO:Ce crystalsIncident gamma raysLYSO:CeInter-pixel gapPixelated scintillatorLYSO crystalsPET detectorsPixelated crystalsCe crystalsGamma raysSub-mmMechanical pixelationLYSOCE detectorSimulation codeBarrier sizeAnimal PETHigh-spatial resolutionScintillationSmall-animal PETDetectorLaser energy densityEnergy density