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002903207 100__ $$aPiller, Markus$$uCERN$$uGraz U.$$vGraz University of Technology, Institute of Electronics, A-8010 Graz, Austria
002903207 245__ $$9IOP$$aPerformance evaluation of the FastIC readout ASIC with emphasis on Cherenkov emission in TOF-PET
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002903207 520__ $$9IOP$$aObjective. The efficient usage of prompt photons like Cherenkov emission is of great interest for the design of the next generation, cost-effective, and ultra-high-sensitivity time-of-flight positron emission tomography (TOF-PET) scanners. With custom, high power consuming, readout electronics and fast digitization the prospect of sub-300 ps FWHM with PET-sized BGO crystals have been shown. However, these results are not scalable to a full system consisting of thousands of detector elements. Approach. To pave the way toward a full TOF-PET scanner, we examine the performance of the FastIC ASIC with Cherenkov-emitting scintillators (BGO), together with one of the most recent SiPM detector developments based on metal trenching from FBK. The FastIC is a highly configurable ASIC with 8 input channels, a power consumption of 12 mW ch$^{−1}$ and excellent linearity on the energy measurement. To put the timing performance of the FastIC into perspective, comparison measurements with high-power consuming readout electronics are performed. Main results. We achieve a best CTR FWHM of 330 ps for 2 × 2 × 3 mm$^{3}$ and 490 ps for 2 × 2 × 20 mm$^{3}$ BGO crystals with the FastIC. In addition, using 20 mm long LSO:Ce:Ca crystals, CTR values of 129 ps FWHM have been measured with the FastIC, only slightly worse to the state-of-the-art of 95 ps obtained with discrete HF electronics. Significance. For the first time, the timing capability of BGO with a scalable ASIC has been evaluated. The findings underscore the potential of the FastIC ASIC in the development of cost-effective TOF-PET scanners with excellent timing characteristics.
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002903207 542__ $$3publication$$dThe Author(s)$$g2024
002903207 6531_ $$9author$$acherekov emission
002903207 6531_ $$9author$$aBGO
002903207 6531_ $$9author$$afastic ASIC
002903207 6531_ $$9author$$aTOF-PET
002903207 6531_ $$9author$$asilicon photomultiplier (SiPM)
002903207 6531_ $$9author$$acoincidence time resolution (CTR)
002903207 6531_ $$9author$$ascintillating crystal
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002903207 700__ $$aCastilla, Antonio M$$uBarcelona U.
002903207 700__ $$aTerragni, Giulia$$uCERN$$uVienna, Tech. U.$$vTechnical University of Vienna, Austria
002903207 700__ $$aAlozy, Jerome$$uCERN
002903207 700__ $$aAuffray, Etiennette$$uCERN
002903207 700__ $$aBallabriga, Rafael$$uCERN$$uBarcelona U.$$vUniversity of Barcelona, Spain
002903207 700__ $$aCampbell, Michael$$uCERN
002903207 700__ $$aDeutschmann, Bernd$$uGraz U.
002903207 700__ $$aGascon, David$$uBarcelona U.
002903207 700__ $$aGola, Alberto$$uFond. Bruno Kessler, Trento
002903207 700__ $$aMerzi, Stefano$$uFond. Bruno Kessler, Trento
002903207 700__ $$aMichalowska-Forsyth, Alicja$$uGraz U.
002903207 700__ $$aPenna, Michele$$uFond. Bruno Kessler, Trento
002903207 700__ $$aGómez, Sergio$$uBarcelona U.$$uBarcelona, Polytechnic U.$$vSerra Hunter Fellow at Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
002903207 700__ $$aKratochwil, Nicolaus$$uCERN$$uUC, Davis$$vDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, United States of America
002903207 773__ $$c115014$$n11$$pPhys. Med. Biol.$$v69$$y2024
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