2023
Next generation PET imager
Pestotnik R, Gascón D, Gola A, Benlloch J, Alamo J, Barberá J, Dolenec R, Fernández-Tenllado J, Gómez S, Grogg K, Guberman D, Korpar S, Križan P, Majewski S, Manera R, Marin T, Mariscal-Castilla A, Mauricio J, Merzi S, Morera C, Orehar M, Pavon G, Penna M, Razdevšek G, Seljak A, Studen A, Fakhri G. Next generation PET imager. 2023, 00: 1-1. DOI: 10.1109/nssmicrtsd49126.2023.10338336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPET imaging systemsReadout electronicsTime resolutionDetected scintillation photonsDual-sided readoutFast readout electronicsTime-of-flight measurementsLYSO crystal arrayFast-timing applicationsFlat-panel detectorTotal-body PET imagingScintillation photonsPET detectorsSilicon photomultipliersScintillation materialsXCAT phantomPET systemPanel detectorPhoto sensorCrystal arrayImaging systemTime spreadTiming precisionScintillationSignal-to-noise ratio
2021
Measurement of the Parametrized Single-Photon Response Function of a Large Area Picosecond Photodetector for Time-of-Flight PET Applications
Worstell W, Sajedi S, Bläckberg L, Feng Y, Aviles M, Butler S, Ertley C, Cremer T, Foley M, Foley C, Hamel C, Lyashenko A, Minot M, Popecki M, Rivera T, Stochaj M, Fakhri G, Sabet H. Measurement of the Parametrized Single-Photon Response Function of a Large Area Picosecond Photodetector for Time-of-Flight PET Applications. IEEE Transactions On Radiation And Plasma Medical Sciences 2021, 5: 651-661. DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2021.3065890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransit time spreadSingle-photon levelLaser pulse intensityPhotomultiplier tubeSubpicosecond laserElectronic noisePulse intensityPET applicationsLAPPDLaser excitationOptical filtersTime spreadResponse functionPulsePulse timePhotocathodeSpe valuesEntry faceLaserVoltage controlTime responsePhotodetectorsExcitationPeak amplitudeVoltage