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
2014
Novel Cost-Effective and High-Performance Modular Detectors for Emission Tomography Systems
Sabet H, El-Fakhri G. Novel Cost-Effective and High-Performance Modular Detectors for Emission Tomography Systems. 2014, 1-3. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2014.7430755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaser induced optical barriersScintillation light spreadIncident gamma raysInter-pixel gapEmission tomography systemSpatial resolutionScintillator arrayGamma raysOptical barrierMechanical pixelationAnimal PETCE arrayLow packing fractionScintillationSmall-animal PETTomography systemSPECT imagesCross-sectionPixel separationArray fabricationLYSOPacking fractionRaysResolutionProcess yield
2006
Monte Carlo Modeling of Cascade Gamma Rays in PET
Zhu X, Fakhri G. Monte Carlo Modeling of Cascade Gamma Rays in PET. 2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record 2006, 6: 3522-3525. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2006.353759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCascade gamma raysGamma raysGamma-ray emitting isotopesDetector dead timeMonte Carlo modelPET imagingGamma eventsScatter fractionQuantitative PET imagingTorso phantomSingles ratesMonte Carlo simulationsDecrease of intensityHigh-activity regionsPhantom experimentsReconstructed volumePhantomRaysCarlo simulationsDead timeDetectorReconstructed imagesCascade typeImage intensityMonte