Development of a pixelated GSO gamma camera system with tungsten parallel hole collimator for single photon imaging.
Med Phys
; 39(2): 581-8, 2012 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
In small animal imaging using a single photon emitting radionuclide, a high resolution gamma camera is required. Recently, position sensitive photomultiplier tubes (PSPMTs) with high quantum efficiency have been developed. By combining these with nonhygroscopic scintillators with a relatively low light output, a high resolution gamma camera can become useful for low energy gamma photons. Therefore, the authors developed a gamma camera by combining a pixelated Ce-doped Gd(2)SiO(5) (GSO) block with a high quantum efficiency PSPMT.METHODS:
GSO was selected for the scintillator, because it is not hygroscopic and does not contain any natural radioactivity. An array of 1.9 mm × 1.9 mm × 7 mm individual GSO crystal elements was constructed. These GSOs were combined with a 0.1-mm thick reflector to form a 22 × 22 matrix and optically coupled to a high quantum efficiency PSPMT (H8500C-100 MOD8). The GSO gamma camera was encased in a tungsten gamma-ray shield with tungsten pixelated parallel hole collimator, and the basic performance was measured for Co-57 gamma photons (122 keV).RESULTS:
In a two-dimensional position histogram, all pixels were clearly resolved. The energy resolution was â¼15% FWHM. With the 20-mm thick tungsten pixelated collimator, the spatial resolution was 4.4-mm FWHM 40 mm from the collimator surface, and the sensitivity was â¼0.05%. Phantom and small animal images were successfully obtained with our developed gamma camera.CONCLUSIONS:
These results confirmed that the developed pixelated GSO gamma camera has potential as an effective instrument for low energy gamma photon imaging.
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Asunto principal:
Procesamiento de Señales Asistido por Computador
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Aumento de la Imagen
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Cámaras gamma
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Tomografía Computarizada de Emisión de Fotón Único
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Imagen de Cuerpo Entero
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Revista:
Med Phys
Año:
2012
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Article
País de afiliación:
Japón