Improvement of medical imaging with enhanced light extraction of scintillators by integrated nanophotonics

Mao Ye; Ya Sha Yi

doi:10.1117/12.2188359

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27 August 2015 Improvement of medical imaging with enhanced light extraction of scintillators by integrated nanophotonics

Mao Ye, Ya Sha Yi

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Proceedings Volume 9594, Medical Applications of Radiation Detectors V; 95940D (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188359
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Scintillators are important functional parts in x-ray and Υ-radiation medical imaging instruments, while the high refractive index of scintillation materials significantly reduced the light yield from the scintillators to the detectors, which limited acquired image quality. In this paper, we reviewed two ways to improve the light yield of scintillators via nano photonic devices based on different scintillation materials and integrated nano structures.

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Mao Ye and Ya Sha Yi "Improvement of medical imaging with enhanced light extraction of scintillators by integrated nanophotonics", Proc. SPIE 9594, Medical Applications of Radiation Detectors V, 95940D (27 August 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188359

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