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A NEW HIGH Z, EXTREMELY FAST SCINTILLATOR FOR PET

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 19029
Amount: $50,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1992
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
3754 Hawkins Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87109
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Richard W Brotzman
 (505) 345-5668
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Abstract

POSITRON EMMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) IS ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING TECHNOLOGIES FOR DETAILED IMAGING OF ORGAN STRUCTURE AND DYNAMIC BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN THE BODY. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS DETERMINING THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF PET SYSTEMS IS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RADIATION DETECTORS USED. IMAGE RESOLUTION IN CURRENT PET CAMERAS IS RESTRICTED BY THE INHERENT LONG COINCIDENCE WINDOW AND LOW LIGHT OUTPUT OF BGO. WE HAVE RECENTLY DEVELOPED A NOVEL SCINTILLATING MATERIAL BASED ON A NEW POLYMER THAT HAS GREAT PROMISE FOR USE AS A GAMMA RAY DETECTOR FOR PET. ITS SUB-NANOSECOND DECAY TIME, FACTOR OF 5 INCREASE IN LIGHT OUTPUT OVER BGO, AND POTENTIAL FOR HIGH STOPPING POWER OFFERS THE PROMISE OF A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN IMAGE QUALITY IF USED WITH CURRENT PET TECHNOLOGY. SUCH ADVANCED DETECTOR PERFORMANCE WOULD ALSO PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE PET SYSTEMS EMPLOYING TOF ANALYSIS. TPL WILL DO THE RESEARCH NECESSARY TO DEVELOP AN EXTREMELY FAST, HIGH STOPPING POWER SCINTILLATOR FOR APPLICATION IN PET. THIS NEW DETECTOR WILL ALLOW IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AS REDUCED DETECTOR COST. IF SUCCESSFUL, THE PROGRAM WILL LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT NEW SCINTILLATOR FOR USE IN MEDICINE, RESEARCH, AND INDUSTRY.

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