Toward Sub-100 ps TOF-PET Systems Employing the FastIC ASIC With Analog SiPMs

Time of Flight positron emission tomography (TOFPET) scanners demand electronics that are power-efficient, low-noise, cost-effective, and possess a large bandwidth. Recent developments have demonstrated sub-100 ps time resolution with elevated power consumption per channel, rendering this unfeasible...

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Autores: Mariscal-Castilla, Antonio, Gomez Fernandez, Sergio, Manera Escalero, Rafel, Fernandez-Tenllado, José María, Mauricio Ferre, Joan, Kratochwil, Nicolaus, Alozy, J., Piller, Markus, Portero, Sara, Sanuy Charles, Andreu, Guberman, Daniel Alberto, Silva, J. J., Auffray, Etiennette, Ballabriga, Rafael, Ariño Estrada, Gerard, Campbell, Michael, Gascón Fora, David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/222115
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/222115
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tomografia per emissió de positrons
Sistemes d'imatges
Positron emission tomography
Imaging systems
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Sumario:Time of Flight positron emission tomography (TOFPET) scanners demand electronics that are power-efficient, low-noise, cost-effective, and possess a large bandwidth. Recent developments have demonstrated sub-100 ps time resolution with elevated power consumption per channel, rendering this unfeasible to build a scanner. In this work, we evaluate the performance for the TOF-PET of the FastIC front-end using different scintillators and silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs). FastIC is an eight-channel application specific integrated circuit developed in CMOS 65 nm capable of measuring the energy and the arrival time of a detected pulse with 12 mW per channel. Using Hamamatsu SiPMs (S13360-3050PE) coupled to LSO:Ce:0.2%Ca crystals of 2 × 2 × 3 mm3 and LYSO:Ce:0.2%Ca of 3.13 × 3.13 × 20 mm3, we measured a coincidence time resolution (CTR) of (95 ± 3) and 156 ± 4) ps full width half maximum (FWHM), respectively. With Fondazione Bruno Kessler NUV-HD LF2 M0 SiPMs coupled to the same crystals, we obtained a CTR of (76 ± 2) and (127 ± 3) ps FWHM. We employed FastIC with a TlCl pure Cherenkov emitter, demonstrating time resolutions comparable to those achieved with the high-power-consuming electronics. These findings shows that the FastIC represents a cost-effective alternative that can significantly enhance the time resolution of the current TOF-PET systems while maintaining low power consumption. Index Terms—Fast front-end electronics, photo-detector technology, positron emission tomography, scintillator, silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs), Time of Flight positron emission tomography (TOF-PET).

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