Development of the ASR-PET for Small Animal Imaging

Meei Ling Jan*, Hsing Ching Liang, Shin Wen Huang, Jih Shan Tang, Cheng Chih Pei, Ching Kai Yeh

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

ASR-PET (Animal Stationary Ring PET) - a small ring PET system, which includes scanner, front-end electronics, software for data acquisition, analysis, and reconstruction was constructed at our laboratory. The diameter of ASR-PET is 280mm and the effective field of view is 165 mm (transaxial) by 20mm (axial) without septa. The detectors consist 2.6mm × 2.6mm × 25mm BGO crystals coupled to a position sensitive photomultiplier tube. The front-end electronics with time and position lookup tables were designed and manufactured. Data acquisition and gantry control are based on CAMAC modules and a personal computer. Frame-mode 3D data with prompt/delayed, primary/scattered energy information is stored in a histogram memory module and then being sent to a pc for further processing. Software for the system operation, data acquisition, analysis, image reconstruction, and image display are implemented on a WindowsNT-based PC. The main features and performance of this system will be presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages1071-1074
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes
Event2002 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record - Norfolk, VA, United States
Duration: 10 11 200216 11 2002

Conference

Conference2002 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNorfolk, VA
Period10/11/0216/11/02

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