Monte Carlo characterization of PETALO, a full-body liquid xenon-based PET detector
J. Renner, C. Romo-Luque, R.J. Aliaga, V. \'Alvarez, F. Ballester,, J.M. Benlloch-Rodr\'iguez, J.V. Carri\'on, D. Cubero, J. D\'iaz, R. Esteve,, R. Gadea, J. Gillam, J. Generowicz, J.L. L\'opez-G\'omez, A. Mart\'inez, F., Monrabal, M. Querol, M. Rappaport, J. Rodr\'iguez
TL;DR
This paper uses Monte Carlo simulations to evaluate PETALO, a full-body liquid xenon PET detector, highlighting its potential for improved imaging performance, cost reduction, and lower radiation doses.
Contribution
It introduces a novel full-body liquid xenon PET detector design and assesses its performance through detailed Monte Carlo simulations.
Findings
Potential for high-resolution imaging due to liquid xenon scintillation properties
Time-of-flight capabilities enhance image reconstruction
Simulation results indicate promising detector performance
Abstract
New detector approaches in Positron Emission Tomography imaging will play an important role in reducing costs, lowering administered radiation doses, and improving overall performance. PETALO employs liquid xenon as the active scintillating medium and UV-sensitive silicon photomultipliers for scintillation readout. The scintillation time in liquid xenon is fast enough to register time-of-flight information for each detected coincidence, and sufficient scintillation is produced with low enough fluctuations to obtain good energy resolution. The present simulation study examines a full-body-sized PETALO detector and evaluates its potential performance in PET image reconstruction.
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