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Continuous depth-of-interaction encoding using phosphor-coated scintillators

Du et al., 2009

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4125760192818063789
Author
Du H
Yang Y
Glodo J
Wu Y
Shah K
Cherry S
Publication year
Publication venue
Physics in Medicine & Biology

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We investigate a novel detector using a lutetium oxyorthosilicate (LSO) scintillator and YGG (yttrium–aluminum–gallium oxide: cerium, Y 3 (Al, Ga) 5 O 12: Ce) phosphor to construct a detector with continuous depth-of-interaction (DOI) information. The far end of the LSO …
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