A novel, SiPM-array-based, monolithic scintillator detector for PET

DR Schaart, HT van Dam, S Seifert… - Physics in Medicine …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) are of great interest to positron emission tomography (PET),
as they enable new detector geometries, for eg, depth-of-interaction (DOI) determination, are …

A semi‐monolithic detector providing intrinsic DOI‐encoding and sub‐200 ps CRT TOF‐capabilities for clinical PET applications

F Mueller, S Naunheim, Y Kuhl, D Schug… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Current clinical positron emission tomography (PET) systems utilize detectors
where the scintillator typically contains single elements of 3–6‐mm width and about 20‐mm …

[HTML][HTML] Silicon photomultiplier signal readout and multiplexing techniques for positron emission tomography: a review

H Park, M Yi, JS Lee - Biomedical engineering letters, 2022 - Springer
In recent years, silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) is replacing the photomultiplier tube (PMT) in
positron emission tomography (PET) systems due to its superior properties, such as fast …

First characterization of a digital SiPM based time-of-flight PET detector with 1 mm spatial resolution

S Seifert, G Van der Lei, HT Van Dam… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Monolithic scintillator detectors can offer a combination of spatial resolution, energy
resolution, timing performance, depth-of-interaction information, and detection efficiency that …

[HTML][HTML] Application of silicon photomultipliers to positron emission tomography

E Roncali, SR Cherry - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2011 - Springer
Historically, positron emission tomography (PET) systems have been based on scintillation
crystals coupled to photomultipliers tubes (PMTs). However, the limited quantum efficiency …

Monolithic scintillator PET detectors with intrinsic depth-of-interaction correction

MC Maas, DR Schaart, DJJ van der Laan… - Physics in Medicine …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
We developed positron emission tomography (PET) detectors based on monolithic
scintillation crystals and position-sensitive light sensors. Intrinsic depth-of-interaction (DOI) …

Initial results of simultaneous PET/MRI experiments with an MRI-compatible silicon photomultiplier PET scanner

HS Yoon, GB Ko, SI Kwon, CM Lee, M Ito… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2012 - Soc Nuclear Med
The most investigated semiconductor photosensor for MRI-compatible PET detectors is the
avalanche photodiode (APD). However, the silicon photomultiplier (SiPM), also called the …

Recent developments in PET detector technology

TK Lewellen - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a tool for metabolic imaging that has been utilized
since the earliest days of nuclear medicine. A key component of such imaging systems is the …

A test of silicon photomultipliers as readout for PET

AN Otte, J Barral, B Dolgoshein, J Hose… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2005 - Elsevier
The silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) is a novel photon detector based on Geiger mode
operating avalanche photodiodes. In this paper, we present results from a test …

Timing evaluation of a PET detector block based on semi‐monolithic LYSO crystals

N Cucarella, J Barrio, E Lamprou, C Valladares… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Detectors for positron emission tomography (PET) typically use two types of
scintillation crystals, pixelated or monolithic. A variant of these types of scintillators are the so …