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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2013
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Cornelis Reinder Ronda, Aachen, DE;
Jacobus Gerardus Boerekamp, Someren, NL;
Sandra Johanna Maria Paula Spoor, Eindhoven, NL;
Anne-Marie Andree Van Dongen, Waalre, NL;
Herfried Karl Wieczorek, Aachen, DE;
Wilhelmus Cornelis Keur, Weert, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A gamma photon detector for detecting 511 keV PET radiation includes a scintillator host material doped with cerium. The cerium is present in a concentration of 0.1 to 1.0 mol %. Lower concentrations increase light output but also decay times which can lead to pile up issues. The higher light output enables the read out area to be decreased which reduces the pile up issues. Embodiments with a cerium concentration as low as 0.15 to 0.2 mol % and a read out area as low as 0.1 cmare contemplated.
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