Perspectives for positron emission tomography with RPCs

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 a...

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Main Author: Blanco, A. (author)
Other Authors: Chepel, V. (author), Ferreira-Marques, R. (author), Fonte, P. (author), Lopes, M. I. (author), Peskov, V. (author), Policarpo, A. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2003
Subjects:
Gaseous detectors
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/4469
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/4469
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Summary: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.

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