کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1887667 1043601 2006 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Clinical count rate performance of an LSO PET/CT scanner utilizing a new front-end electronics architecture with sub-nanosecond intrinsic timing resolution
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه فیزیک و نجوم تشعشع
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Clinical count rate performance of an LSO PET/CT scanner utilizing a new front-end electronics architecture with sub-nanosecond intrinsic timing resolution
چکیده انگلیسی
A new front-end electronics architecture with sub-nanosecond intrinsic timing resolution has recently been incorporated into a 16 slice LSO PET/CT scanner for imaging applications in oncology. The new electronics are designed to work optimally with the lutetium orthosilicate (LSO) scintillator. Clinical performance of the LSO PET/CT is examined before and after upgrading to the new PICO 3D electronics, and compared with results using the NEMA NU 2 standard for evaluating scanner performance. Improved noise-equivalent count rates are seen in clinical studies, and reduced scatter fractions are observed, consistent with the increased lower-level energy threshold used to reject scatter events in the upgraded configuration.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Radiation Physics and Chemistry - Volume 75, Issue 12, December 2006, Pages 2182-2185
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