Experimental evaluation of single-crystal and granular scintillators in medical imaging detectors : application in an experimental prototype imaging system

• Main Author: Δαυίδ, Ευστράτιος
• Other Authors: Παναγιωτάκης, Γεώργιος
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Scintillators; Nuclear imaging; Phosphors; Phosphor materials; Position sensitive photomultiplier (PSPMT); Dedicated systems; Absolute efficiency; X-rays; Σπινθηριστές; Πυρηνική ιατρική απεικόνιση; Φώσφοροι; Φθορίζοντα υλικά; Φωτοπολλαπλασιαστής ευαισθησίας θέσης; Εξειδικευμένα συστήματα; Απόλυτη απόδοση φωταύγειας; Ακτίνες Χ; 535.35

The aim of the present thesis is to evaluate fast scintillator materials, in both single-crystal and powder form, for possible usage in dedicated gamma ray imaging applications as well as in X-ray imaging techniques, requiring high frame rates. Powder scintillators are traditionally used in conventi...