SPECT detectors: the Anger Camera and beyond

TE Peterson, LR Furenlid - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
The development of radiation detectors capable of delivering spatial information about
gamma-ray interactions was one of the key enabling technologies for nuclear medicine …

[HTML][HTML] The clinical utilities of multi-pinhole single photon emission computed tomography

I Ozsahin, L Chen, A Könik, MA King… - … Imaging in Medicine …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is an important imaging modality for
various applications in nuclear medicine. The use of multi-pinhole (MPH) collimators can …

[HTML][HTML] Characterisation of a high resolution small field of view portable gamma camera

SL Bugby, JE Lees, BS Bhatia, AC Perkins - Physica Medica, 2014 - Elsevier
A handheld, high-resolution small field of view (SFOV) pinhole gamma camera has been
characterised using a new set of protocols adapted from standards previously developed for …

A statistical DOI estimation algorithm for a SiPM-based clinical SPECT insert

I D'Adda, AJ Morahan, M Carminati… - … on Radiation and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A prototype clinical brain single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) insert has
been designed for use in simultaneous SPECT/MRI. The system utilizes novel slit-slat …

Improvement of performance of cardiac SPECT camera using curved detectors with pinholes

J Dey - IEEE transactions on nuclear science, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
SPECT is primarily used in the clinic for cardiac myocardial perfusion imaging. However, for
SPECT, sensitivity is impaired due to the need for collimation. System resolution FWHM is …

Simulation of a gamma-ray imaging technique using detector response patterns

Y Kitayama, M Nogami, K Hitomi - Japanese Journal of Applied …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We introduce a novel gamma-ray imaging technique that uses detector response patterns.
This method employs multiple shielding cubes randomly positioned in a three-dimensional …

NaI gamma camera performance for high energies: Effects of crystal thickness, photomultiplier tube geometry and light guide thickness

V Cosmi, B Wang, MC Goorden… - Medical Physics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Gamma camera imaging, including single photon emission computed
tomography (SPECT), is crucial for research, diagnostics, and radionuclide therapy. Gamma …

An enhanced high-resolution EMCCD-based gamma camera using SiPM side detection

JWT Heemskerk, MAN Korevaar… - Physics in Medicine …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Electron-multiplying charge-coupled devices (EMCCDs) coupled to scintillation crystals can
be used for high-resolution imaging of gamma rays in scintillation counting mode. However …

Three-layer GSO depth-of-interaction detector for high-energy gamma camera

S Yamamoto, H Watabe, N Kawachi, S Fujimaki… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Using Ce-doped Gd 2 SiO 5 (GSO) of different Ce concentrations, three-layer DOI
block detectors were developed to reduce the parallax error at the edges of a pinhole …

Experimental comparison of high-density scintillators for EMCCD-based gamma ray imaging

JWT Heemskerk, R Kreuger, MC Goorden… - Physics in Medicine …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Detection of x-rays and gamma rays with high spatial resolution can be achieved with
scintillators that are optically coupled to electron-multiplying charge-coupled devices …