Plastic scintillators for positron emission tomography obtained by the bulk polymerization method
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Łukasz Kapłon
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Andrzej Kochanowski
Abstract
This paper describes three methods regarding the production of plastic scintillators. One method appears to be suitable for the manufacturing of plastic scintillators, revealing properties which fulfill the requirements of novel positron emission tomography scanners based on plastic scintillators. The key parameters of the manufacturing process are determined and discussed.
Acknowledgments
We acknowledge technical and administrative support from M. Adamczyk, T. Gucwa-Rys, A. Heczko, M. Kajetanowicz, G. Konopka-Cupiał, J. Majewski, W. Migdał, A. Misiak, and financial support by the Polish National Center for Development and Research through grant INNOTECH-K1/IN1/64/159174/NCBR/12, the Foundation for Polish Science through International PhD Projects (MPD), and The EU and Ministry of Science and Higher Education Grant No. POIG.02.03.00-161 00-013/09.
Conflict of interest statement
Authors’ conflict of interest disclosure: The authors stated that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article. Research funding played no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the report for publication.
Research funding: None declared.
Employment or leadership: None declared.
Honorarium: None declared.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Original Articles
- 3D PET image reconstruction based on the maximum likelihood estimation method (MLEM) algorithm
- List-mode reconstruction in 2D strip PET
- Calibration of photomultipliers gain used in the J-PET detector
- A novel method for calibration and monitoring of time synchronization of TOF-PET scanners by means of cosmic rays
- Plastic scintillators for positron emission tomography obtained by the bulk polymerization method
- J-PET analysis framework for the prototype TOF-PET detector
- Trigger-less and reconfigurable data acquisition system for positron emission tomography
- A novel method based solely on field programmable gate array (FPGA) units enabling measurement of time and charge of analog signals in positron emission tomography (PET)
- Review
- Positron emission tomography (PET) in oncology: current applications and future perspectives
