The HICAM Gamma Camera

In this work we present a new compact and high-resolution Anger camera to be used in clinical and research environments where high overall spatial resolution and system compactness are required. The use of Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs) as scintillator photodetectors, characterized by high quantum e...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on nuclear science 2012-06, Vol.59 (3), p.537-544
Main Authors: Fiorini, C., Busca, P., Peloso, R., Abba, A., Geraci, A., Bianchi, C., Poli, G. L., Virotta, G., Erlandsson, K., Hutton, B. F., Lechner, P., Soltau, H., Struder, L., Pedretti, A., Van Mullekom, P., Ottobrini, L., Lucignani, G.
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Language:English
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Application specific integrated circuits
Assessments
Cameras
Collimators
Detectors
Drift
Electronics
Gamma camera
Imaging
Noise
nuclear medicine
Prototypes
Silicon
silicon drift detector
Spatial resolution
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Summary:In this work we present a new compact and high-resolution Anger camera to be used in clinical and research environments where high overall spatial resolution and system compactness are required. The use of Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs) as scintillator photodetectors, characterized by high quantum efficiency and low electronic noise, is the unique aspect of this camera. Two prototypes were developed during the project, with 5×5 SDDs and 10×10 SDDs (6 cm ×5 cm and 12 cm ×10 cm held-of-view, respectively). They provide a high intrinsic spatial resolution (
ISSN:0018-9499
1558-1578
DOI:10.1109/TNS.2012.2192940