J-PET: a new technology for the whole-body PET imaging

S. Nied\'zwiecki , P. Bia{\l}as , C. Curceanu , E. Czerwi\'nski , K. Dulski , A. Gajos , B. G{\l}owacz , M. Gorgol

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B. C. Hiesmayr B. Jasi\'nska \L. Kap{\l}on D. Kisielewska-Kami\'nska G. Korcyl P. Kowalski T. Kozik N. Krawczyk W. Krzemie\'n E. Kubicz M. Mohammed M. Pawlik-Nied\'zwiecka M. Pa{\l}ka L. Raczy\'nski Z. Rudy N. G. Sharma S. Sharma R. Y. Shopa M. Silarski M. Skurzok A. Wieczorek W. Wi\'slicki B. Zgardzi\'nska M. Zieli\'nski P. Moskal

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classification ⚛️ physics.ins-det hep-exphysics.med-ph

keywords j-petaxialconstructionfield-of-viewplasticscintillatorstomographwhole-body

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The Jagiellonian Positron Emission Tomograph (J-PET) is the first PET built from plastic scintillators. J-PET prototype consists of 192 detection modules arranged axially in three layers forming a cylindrical diagnostic chamber with the inner diameter of 85 cm and the axial field-of-view of 50 cm. An axial arrangement of long strips of plastic scintillators, their small light attenuation, superior timing properties, and relative ease of the increase of the axial field-of-view opens promising perspectives for the cost effective construction of the whole-body PET scanner, as well as construction of MR and CT compatible PET inserts. Present status of the development of the J-PET tomograph will be presented and discussed.

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