By Peter E. Valk, Dominique Delbeke, Dale L. Bailey, David W. Townsend, Michael N. Maisey
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Both the designs involve the use of larger photo-multiplier tubes without intrinsic position-sensing capabilities. , 1 cm thick × 30–50 cm in diameter) NaI(Tl) crystal glued to an array of photo-multiplier tubes via a light guide. This camera is normally used with a collimator to detect low-energy single photons in SPECT imaging. 5 cm-thick NaI(Tl) scintillators. 5 cm-diameter photo-multiplier tubes can be used to achieve a spatial resolution of about 5 mm [8]. A weighted centroid positioning algorithm is used for estimation of the interaction position within the detector.
The general equation for positron decay from an atom is: A ZX A → Z–1 Y + 01β + + ν + Q (+e –) (16) where Q is energy. The atom X is proton-rich and achieves stability by converting a proton to a neutron. The positive charge is carried away with the positron. As the daughter nucleus has an atomic number one less than the parent, one of the orbital electrons must be ejected from the atom to balance charge. This is often achieved by a process known as internal conversion, where the nucleus supplies energy to an orbital electron to overcome the binding energy and leave it with residual kinetic energy to leave the atom.
The coincident detectors can be used to measure the difference in arrival times (δt) of the two photons. Using the speed of light, c, for the speed of the photons, d1 can be calculated from 2d1 = cδt. In order to obtain a good estimation of d1, however, an accurate measurement of δt is needed, The energy resolution of a radiation detector characterizes its ability to distinguish between radiation at different energies. In scintillation detectors the energy resolution is a function of the relative light output of the scintillator, as well as its intrinsic energy resolution.