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
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