An Intensified EMCCD Camera for Low Energy Gamma Ray Imaging Applications
This paper presents the design and feasibility study of a very-high resolution gamma camera for detecting 27-35 keV X and gamma rays emitted by I-125 labelled radiotracers. This detector consists of a newly developed Electron-multiplying CCD (EMCCD) sensor and a de-magnifier tube coupled to a thin l...
Veröffentlicht in: | IEEE transactions on nuclear science. - 1988. - 53(2006), 4 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 2376-2384 |
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Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
Sprache: | English |
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | IEEE transactions on nuclear science |
Schlagworte: | Journal Article De-magnifier tube EMCCD |
Zusammenfassung: | This paper presents the design and feasibility study of a very-high resolution gamma camera for detecting 27-35 keV X and gamma rays emitted by I-125 labelled radiotracers. This detector consists of a newly developed Electron-multiplying CCD (EMCCD) sensor and a de-magnifier tube coupled to a thin layer of scintillator. A prototype detector was developed and experimentally evaluated. This detector has a detection area of ~ 5 cm2. It provided an intrinsic spatial resolution of < 60 µm FWHM and a high signal-to-noise ratio for detecting the 27-35 keV photons, which ensures an excellent counting efficiency. This detector will be used as the key component for a single photon emission microscope (SPEM) system that is under development |
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Beschreibung: | Date Revised 20.11.2019 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
ISSN: | 0018-9499 |
DOI: | 10.1109/TNS.2006.878574 |