Perspectives for positron emission tomography with RPCs

Blanco, A; Chepel, V; Ferreira-Marques, R; Fonte, P; Lopes, MI; Peskov, VLADIMIR; Policarpo, A

doi:10.1016/s0168-9002(03)01283-x

Perspectives for positron emission tomography with RPCs

Blanco A., Chepel V., Ferreira-Marques R., Fonte P., Lopes M., Peskov V., ...More

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, vol.508, no.1-2, pp.88-93, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 508 Issue: 1-2
Publication Date: 2003
Doi Number: 10.1016/s0168-9002(03)01283-x
Journal Name: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.88-93
Keywords: gaseous detectors, RPC, PET, TOF, PET, SENSITIVITY, RESOLUTION, DETECTORS, CHAMBER, CAMERA
Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In this study, we address the feasibility and main properties of a positron emission tomograph (PET) based on RPCs. The concept, making use of the converter-plate principle, takes advantage of the intrinsic layered structure of RPCs and its simple and economic construction. The extremely good time and position resolutions of RPCs also allow the TOF-PET imaging technique to be considered.