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Radiation Detectors for Medical Applications
The "NATO Advanced Research Workshop on radiation detectors for medical imaging", held in Alushta (Crimea, Ukraine) in September 2005 was a unique event and I am very pleased that the proceedings are published in the prestigious NATO Security Through Science series. Since their discovery b...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2006. |
| Colección: | Nato Security through Science Series B:, Physics and Biophysics,
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents. A Look at Medical Imaging Trends through the Eyes of a Medical Doctor. Introduction.-Historical Aspect of Nuclear Medicine.-Nowadays in Nuclear Medicine.-Perspectives of Nuclear Medicine Imaging
- New Trends in X-Ray CT Imaging. Present Status of X-Ray CT.-Detector Instrumentation in Medical CT
- Scintillator.-Photodetectors.-Future Evolution of Data Measurement Systems
- The Evolution of Spect- from Anger to Today and Beyond.. Introduction.-General Considerations.-SPECT
- The Anger Camera.-Optimizing Positioning in Anger Cameras
- Collimators.-Scintillators for Spect
- Recently Developed Scintillator Materials
- Conclusion
- New Trends in PET Detector Developments. Introduction.-PET Based Molecular Imaging.-Improving Sensitivity
- Improving Spatial and Temporal Resolution.-Multimodaility and Multifunctionality.-New Conversion Materials
- New Photodetectors.-Highly Integrated and Low Noise Electronics.-Intelligent and Triggerable Data Acquisition Systems.-Simulation Software.-New Reconstruction and Visualisation Algorithms.-Conclusion.-Semiconductor Detectors in Radiation Medicine: Radiotherapy and related Applcations. Introduction.-Integral Semiconductor Dosimetry in Radiation Therapy.-Mosfet Detectors.-Semiconductor Radiation Detectors in Hadron Therapy
- Semiconductor Radiation Detectors for Microdosimetry in Radiation Therapy.-Application of Scintillator Based Detector in Radiation Therapy.-Conclusion.-First Results with the ClearPET small Animal PET Scanners. Introduction.-Description of the ClearPET Scanners.-Measured Performance and Comparison with Monte Carlo Simulations
- Image Reconstruction.-Conclusions.-Investigation of Crystal Identification Methods for ClearPETTM Phoswich Detector. Introduction.-Measurement Setup.-Crystal Identification Methods
- Experimental Results
- Conclusions
- Directions in Scintillation Materials Research.Introduction.-Historic Developments
- Fundamental Limits
- Directions in Scintillation Materials Research.-Summary and Conclusions.-Scintillation Detectors for Medical and Biology Applications: Materials, Design and Light Collection Conditions. Introduction.-2. Some Features and Regularities of Light Collection in Scintillators
- Medical Diagnostics Instrumentation
- Thin Scintillation Films for Biological Microtomography. Conclusions
- Current and Future Use of LSO: CE Scintillators in PET. Introduction.-Physical Properties
- Scintillation Properties.-Crystal Growth.-Detector Design
- Future Uses of LSO: CE in PET.-Conclusion.-Inorganic Scintillators in Positron Emission Tomography. Introduction.-Inorganic Scintillators
- Position Resolution and Depth of Interaction.-Coincidence-Time Resolution, Random Coincidences, Time of Flight and Dead Time.-Conclusion.-Crystal Fibers and thin Films for Imaging Applications. Introduction.-Single Crystal Fibers
- Scintillating Thin Films Deposited on Substrate
- Scintillation thin Layers created by Irradiation.-Conclusions. Non-Proportionality and Energy Resolution of Scintillation Detectors.-Introduction.-Outline of the Problem.Study of Energy Resolution and Non-Proportionality
- Discussion and Conclusions.