Improvement of spatial resolution of high-resolution semiconductor PET

Hamid Sabet; Keizo Ishii; Hiromichi Yamazaki; Youhei Kikuchi; Shigeo Matsuyama; Atsuki Terakawa; Manabu Sakamaki; Ahmad Esmaili Torshabi; Kouichi Nakazawa

doi:10.11561/aesj.2008f.0.175.0

2008 Fall Meeting

Session ID : I24

DOI https://doi.org/10.11561/aesj.2008f.0.175.0

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Improvement of spatial resolution of high-resolution semiconductor PET

*Hamid Sabet, Keizo Ishii, Hiromichi Yamazaki, Youhei Kikuchi, Shigeo Matsuyama, Atsuki Terakawa, Manabu Sakamaki, Ahmad Esmaili Torshabi, Kouichi Nakazawa

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*Hamid Sabet
Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Tohoku Uiversity
Keizo Ishii
Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Tohoku Uiversity
Hiromichi Yamazaki
Cyclotron Radioisotope Center, Tohoku Uiversity
Youhei Kikuchi
Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Tohoku Uiversity
Shigeo Matsuyama
Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Tohoku Uiversity
Atsuki Terakawa
Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Tohoku Uiversity
Manabu Sakamaki
Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Tohoku Uiversity
Ahmad Esmaili Torshabi
Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Tohoku Uiversity
Kouichi Nakazawa
Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Tohoku Uiversity

Keywords: Spatial Resolution, High-Resolution PET, Detector Misalignment

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Abstract

A method for finding slight misalignment of detectors in FinePET using a radioactive point source is developed. Using this multi step method, we found correct coordinates of detectors in FinePET and finally we improved the spatial resolution and image quality.

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