BGO Scintillation Crystal High Density PET Scanners
High detection efficiency PET scanners BGO Scintillation Crystal
BGO is a relatively hard, rugged, non-hygroscopic crystal which does not cleave. The material does not show any significant self-absorption of the scintillation light.The decay time of BGO is about 300ns at room temperature, which is comparable to that of NaI(Tl).
Due to the high Z value of the material, the photofraction for γ-ray absorption is high; and BGO scintillation crystals are used in applications where a high photofraction is required (for example, PET scanners) or because of its high detection efficiency (for example, Compton suppression spectrometers). It is a combination of properties that make BGO the material of choice for neutron activation analysis.
Properties:
| Density(g/cm3) | 7.13 |
| Melting Point (K) | 1323 |
| Thermal Expansion Coefficient (C-1) | 7 x 10-6 |
| Cleavage Plane | None |
| Hardness (Mho) | 5 |
| Hygroscopic | No |
| Wavelength of Emission Max. (nm) | 480 |
| Primary Decay Time (ns) | 300 |
| Light Yield (photons/Kev) | 8-10 |
| Photoelectron Yield [% of NaI(Tl)] (for γ-rays) | 15 - 20 |
Advantage:
Non-hygroscopic
High density, high Z, High detection efficiency
Low afterglow
Application:
High energy physics
Spectrometry and radiometry of gamma-radiation
Positron tomography nuclear medical imaging
Anti-Compton detectors
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