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#StudentSeminar: PETit, first prototype of PETALO (Positron Emission TOF Apparatus with Liquid xenOn)

by Nerea Salor Iguiñiz

Europe/Madrid
1001-Primera-1-1-1 - Paterna. Seminario (Universe)

1001-Primera-1-1-1 - Paterna. Seminario

Universe

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Description

A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner is a device widely used in 
hospitals to obtain 3D images of the metabolic activity of the body. It 
is used for cancer detection, as well as for heart and brain diseases, 
and other physiological processes.

PETALO is a project that consists of a PET system based on liquid xenon 
(LXe) instead of crystals as the scintillator material. LXe is a very 
good candidate for use in PET due to its scintillation properties: high 
light yield and fast decay time. PETALO uses SiPMs for readout and fast 
electronics from PETsys to be applied in TOF-PET technology.

In this talk, I will first introduce the principles of a PET scanner, 
and then I will focus on explaining how our first prototype PETit, 
developed following the PETALO concept, works. Finally, I will present 
the results on energy and time resolution obtained with this prototype, 
as well as the problems we faced in achieving them.

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