2022
Simulation study of a 50 ps panel TOF PET imager
Pestotnik R, Razdevšek G, Dolenec R, Fakhri G, Križan P, Majewski S, Studen A, Korpar S. Simulation study of a 50 ps panel TOF PET imager. Journal Of Instrumentation 2022, 17: c12010. DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/17/12/c12010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPET scannerGamma detectorGamma raysTime-of-flight positron emission tomographyState-of-the-art clinical PET scannersGamma detection efficiencyClinical PET scannerImaging large objectsImproved time resolutionArtifact-free imagesDifferent phantomsDetector arrangementTime-of-flightBiograph VisionImage quality parametersDetection efficiencyTiming accuracyTime resolutionDetectorFWHMPositron emission tomographyReconstructed imagesRaysPositron emission tomography imagingMultichannel system
2021
Multipanel Limited Angle PET System With 50 ps FWHM Coincidence Time Resolution: A Simulation Study
Razdevšek G, Dolenec R, Križan P, Majewski S, Studen A, Korpar S, Fakhri G, Pestotnik R. Multipanel Limited Angle PET System With 50 ps FWHM Coincidence Time Resolution: A Simulation Study. IEEE Transactions On Radiation And Plasma Medical Sciences 2021, 6: 721-730. DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2021.3115704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPET systemFWHM coincidence timing resolutionCoincidence time resolutionLutetium oxyorthosilicate crystalsExtended cardiac-torsoFlat-panel detectorClinical PET/CT scannerSpatial resolutionDerenzo phantomPlanar detectorsCount rateScanner geometryCardiac-torsoHot-rodDetection efficiencyParallax errorLow detection efficiencyIncreasing crystal lengthPET/CT scannerTime resolutionImage qualityScanner designAngular coverageFWHMCrystal length