Comparison of CsI(Tl) and CsI(Na) partially slotted crystals for high-resolution SPELT imaging

Giokaris, N; Loudos, G; Maintas, D; Karabarbounis, A; Lembesi, M; Spanoudaki, V; Stiliaris, E; Boukis, S; Sakellios, N; Karakatsanis, N; Gektin, A; Boyarintsev, A; Pedash, V; Gayshan, V

dc.contributor.author	Giokaris, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Loudos, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Maintas, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Karabarbounis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Lembesi, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Spanoudaki, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Stiliaris, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Boukis, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Sakellios, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Karakatsanis, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Gektin, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Boyarintsev, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Pedash, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Gayshan, V	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:23:43Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:23:43Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	0168-9002	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17111
dc.subject	scintillators	en
dc.subject	partially slotted crystals	en
dc.subject	SPELT	en
dc.subject	PSPMTs	en
dc.subject	high-resolution	en
dc.subject.classification	Instruments & Instrumentation	en
dc.subject.classification	Nuclear Science & Technology	en
dc.subject.classification	Physics, Particles & Fields	en
dc.subject.classification	Spectroscopy	en
dc.subject.other	GAMMA-CAMERA	en
dc.subject.other	DETECTOR	en
dc.subject.other	SCINTIMAMMOGRAPHY	en
dc.subject.other	PSPMT	en
dc.subject.other	SCINTILLATOR	en
dc.subject.other	ARRAY	en
dc.subject.other	SPECT	en
dc.title	Comparison of CsI(Tl) and CsI(Na) partially slotted crystals for high-resolution SPELT imaging	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.nima.2006.08.014	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2006.08.014	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	Dedicated systems based on Position Sensitive Photomultiplier Tubes (PSPMTs) coupled to scintillators, have been used over the past years for the construction of compact systems, suitable for applications such as small animal imaging and small organs imaging. Most of the proposed systems are based on fully pixelized scintillators. Previous studies have shown that partially slotted scintillators offer a good compromise between cost, energy resolution and spatial resolution. In this work, the performance of two sets of Csl(TI) and Csl(Na) partially slotted crystals is compared. Initial results show that CsI(TI) scintillators are more suitable for gamma-ray detection, since their performance in terms of sensitivity, spatial and energy resolution is superior than that of Csl(Na). (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.nima.2006.08.014	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000243241300009	en
dc.identifier.volume	569	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	185	en
dc.identifier.epage	187	en