کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1832301 | 1027517 | 2006 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Evaluation of the light emission efficiency of LYSO:Ce scintillator under X-ray excitation for possible applications in medical imaging
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مهندسی و علوم پایه
فیزیک و نجوم
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چکیده انگلیسی
Lutetium-yttrium-based scintillators, such as LYSO:Ce, have a high effective atomic number, are non-hygroscopic, fast emitting materials, and promising candidates for use in positron emission imagers. The present study investigates the light emission characteristics of (Lu, Y)2SiO5:Ce (LYSO:Ce) single-crystal scintillator under X-ray imaging conditions. Also, the parameters related to the luminescence emission spectrum and emission efficiency were studied using experimental methods. Various X-ray tube voltages currently employed in X-ray imaging techniques were used. Measurements were performed using an experimental set-up based on a photomultiplier coupled to an integration sphere. In addition, the emission spectrum under UV and X-ray excitation was measured using an optical grating monochromator to determine the spectral compatibility of optical photon detectors incorporated in medical imaging systems. The absolute efficiency of LYSO:Ce was found to increase with increasing X-ray tube voltage (from 2.2Â EU at 22Â kVp to 22.4Â EU at 140Â kVp), while its spectrum, peaking at about 430Â nm, was found compatible with most optical detectors (photodiodes, photocathodes, charge coupled devices, etc.). The matching factor was estimated to range from 0.76 to 0.92 (for a silicon photodiode and for a GaAsP photocathode, respectively).
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment - Volume 569, Issue 2, 20 December 2006, Pages 201-204
Journal: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment - Volume 569, Issue 2, 20 December 2006, Pages 201-204
نویسندگان
Ioannis G. Valais, Ioannis S. Kandarakis, Anastasios Konstantinidis, Dimitrios N. Nikolopoulos, Ioannis Sianoudis, Dionisis A. Cavouras, Nikolaos Dimitropoulos, Constantinos D. Nomicos, George S. Panayiotakis,