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2005

BGO PET/CT

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Performance Of A Bgo Pet/Ct With Higher Resolution Pet Detectors, John W. Wilson, Timothy G. Turkington, J. J. Williams, James G. Colsher, D. L. Mcdaniel, C. L. Kim, Steven G. Ross, C. W. Stearns, S. D. Wollenweber Jan 2005

Performance Of A Bgo Pet/Ct With Higher Resolution Pet Detectors, John W. Wilson, Timothy G. Turkington, J. J. Williams, James G. Colsher, D. L. Mcdaniel, C. L. Kim, Steven G. Ross, C. W. Stearns, S. D. Wollenweber

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A new PET detector block has been designed to replace the standard detector of the Discovery ST PET/CT system. The new detector block is the same size as the original, but consists of an 8/spl times/6 (tangential× axial) matrix of crystals rather than the original 6/spl times/6. The new crystal dimensions are 4.7× 6.3× 30 mm/sup 3/ (tangential× axial× radial). Full PET/CT systems have been built with these detectors (Discovery STE). Most other aspects of the system are identical to the standard Discovery ST, with differences including the low energy threshold for 3D imaging (now 425 keV) and front-end electronics. …