Proof-of-principle study of a small animal PET/field-cycled MRI combined system using conventional PMT technology

Abstract

There are currently several approaches to the development of combined PET/MRI systems, all of which need to address adverse interactions between the two systems. Of particular relevance to the majority of proposed PET/MRI systems is the effect that static and dynamic magnetic fields have on the performance of PET detection systems based on photomultiplier tubes (PMTs). In the work reported in this paper, performance of two conventional PMTs has …

Authors

Peng H; Handler WB; Scholl TJ; Simpson PJ; Chronik BA

Journal

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 612, No. 2, pp. 412–420