Individually coupled scintillation detectors used in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging suffer from important signal losses due to the suboptimal light collection from crystals. As only a fraction of the light is generally extracted from long and thin scintillators, it is important to identify and understand the predominant causes of signal loss in order to eventually recover it. This simulation study investigates the multiple factors affecting the light transport in high-aspect ratio LYSO scintillators wrapped in specular reflectors through a full factorial design. By exploring various combinations of crystal geometry, readout conditions and wrapping conditions, it was found that an optimum light output can only be achieved through a careful selection of highly reflective material along with high-transmittance optical adhesive used to bond the reflector. Decreasing the adhesive thickness was also found to have a positive outcome in most explored configurations, however ...
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Publication date: Available online 18 January 2017 Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine Author(s): Jayne Louise Wilson, Frédéric Boui...
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Publication date: March 2017 Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Volume 104 from #AlexandrosSfakianakis via Alexandros G.Sfak...
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Publication date: July 2017 Source: European Journal of Cancer, Volume 79 Author(s): Simon Pernot, Cecile Badoual, Magali Terme, Florence...
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Introduction. The incompleteness of medical records is a significant problem that affects the quality of health care services in many hospit...
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Abstract Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a common monogenetic disorder that is caused by mutations in the genes PK...
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by Yiquan Wu, Adrian Prager, Simone Boos, Moritz Resch, Ilija Brizic, Michael Mach, Sabrina Wildner, Laura Scrivano, Barbara Adler Herpesv...
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Abstract The aims of this study were to (1) determine if older people at their fast walking speed (FWS) are able to reach the speed require...
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