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Recent Advances in Ceramic Scintillators

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Edgar Van Loef,
Yimin Wang,
Jarek Glodo,
Charles Brecher,
Alex Lempicki and
Kanai S Shah
Edgar Van Loef
Affiliation:
EVanLoef@RMDInc.com, RMD, Avanced Materials, 44 Hunt Street, Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
Yimin Wang
Affiliation:
YWang@RMDInc.com, RMD, 44 Hunt Street, Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
Jarek Glodo
Affiliation:
JGlodo@RMDInc.com, RMD, 44 Hunt Street, Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
Charles Brecher
Affiliation:
CBrecher@RMDInc.com, ALEM Associates, 44 Hunt Street, Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
Alex Lempicki
Affiliation:
ALempicki@RMDInc.com, ALEM Associates, 44 Hunt Street, Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
Kanai S Shah
Affiliation:
KShah@RMDInc.com, RMD, 44 Hunt Street, Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
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Abstract

A review is presented of recent ceramic scintillator R&D. Attention is focussed on Ce doped gamma-ray scintillators for medical imaging applications. Ceramic scintillators discussed in detail include SrHfO3:Ce and Lu2Hf2O7:Ce. These materials combine a high density and high atomic number with fast emission and a good light yield and may find practical application in medical imaging modalities such as Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography.

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ceramicpowder processinghot pressing

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1038: Symposium O – Nuclear Radiation Detection Materials , 2007, 1038-O06-02
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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