Speaker
Prof.
Joao Varela
(LIP)
Description
The Clear-PEM scanner for positron emission mammography under development is
described. The detector is based on pixelized LYSO crystals optically coupled to
avalanche photodiodes (APD) and readout by a fast low-noise electronic system. A
dedicated digital trigger and data acquisition system is used for on-line selection
of coincidence events with high efficiency, large bandwidth and negligible dead-time.
A specialized gantry allows to perform exams of the breast and of the axilla. In this
paper we present the imaging performance estimated from Monte Carlo simulated data
and the first results of the quality control of the detector modules that integrate
the system under construction.
Author
Prof.
Joao Varela
(LIP)
