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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2022.16.5.499

PET System Design using a Scintillator with a Size of 0.8 mm to Improve Spatial Resolution  

Lee, Seung-Jae (Department of Radiological Science, Dongseo University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.16, no.5, 2022 , pp. 499-504 More about this Journal
Abstract
Positron emission tomography (PET) uses a very small scintillator to achieve exellent spatial resolution. Therefore, in this study, a PET system using a scintillator to 0.8 mm size was designed and the performance was evaluated. Anihilation radiation was generated from the center of the field of view (FOV) to the outskirts at intervals of 10 mm, and counted simultaneously. The image was reconstructed using the coincidence data, and the spatial resolution was calculated by acquiring the full width at half maximum through the profile. The spatial resolution at the center of the FOV was 1.02 mm, showing a very good result, and the spatial resolution decreased as it was located at the outer edge. To evaluate the phantom image, the Derenzo phantom was constructed to acquire the image, and the degree of classification between radiation sources was evaluated through profile analysis. The result showed that the distance between the radiation sources was larger than the spatial resolution of the radiation sources at each location, and it was confirmed that the radiation sources were distinguished through this. When the PET system designed in this study is applied to PET for small animals, it is considered that excellent performance can be secured through the characteristic of very good spatial resolution.
Keywords
positron emission tomography; small size scintillator; spatial resolution; GATE;
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