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
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