Need for Speed in Scintillation Detectors
Speaker: Prof. Dennis R. Schaart
(TU Delft)
DEIB - Alpha Room (Bld. 24)
July 12th, 2024 | 3.00 pm
Contact: Prof. Giacomo Borghi
Research Line: Radiation detectors and applications
(TU Delft)
DEIB - Alpha Room (Bld. 24)
July 12th, 2024 | 3.00 pm
Contact: Prof. Giacomo Borghi
Research Line: Radiation detectors and applications
Sommario
On July 12th, 2024 at 3.00 pm the seminar on "Need for Speed in Scintillation Detectors" will take place at DEIB Alpha Room (Building 24).
Remarkable progress is being made in the development of ultrafast scintillation detectors, driven by the need for detectors with better time resolution and/or higher count rate capability in medical imaging and other applications. This talk aims to provide an introduction into different applications of ultrafast scintillation detectors, the associated requirements, and the factors that affect the pertinent performance parameters of such detectors. Based on the insights gained in recent years, some possible directions for further development of ultrafast scintillation detectors will be outlined. While the application perspective will focus on medical imaging techniques, such as time-of-flight PET and photon-counting CT, many of the topics covered will also be applicable in other domains.
Remarkable progress is being made in the development of ultrafast scintillation detectors, driven by the need for detectors with better time resolution and/or higher count rate capability in medical imaging and other applications. This talk aims to provide an introduction into different applications of ultrafast scintillation detectors, the associated requirements, and the factors that affect the pertinent performance parameters of such detectors. Based on the insights gained in recent years, some possible directions for further development of ultrafast scintillation detectors will be outlined. While the application perspective will focus on medical imaging techniques, such as time-of-flight PET and photon-counting CT, many of the topics covered will also be applicable in other domains.
Biografia
Dennis R. Schaart heads the Medical Physics & Technology section at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). He worked in academia as well as in the medical device industry, always at the intersection of physics, technology, and medicine. He started as an R&D physicist at Nucletron (now Elekta), where he developed new devices for radiotherapy.
He obtained his doctoral degree (with highest honors) in 2002. He then joined TU Delft to set up a new research line on in-vivo molecular imaging technology, with special focus on ultrafast detectors for time-of-flight positron emission tomography (TOF-PET). His team was among the first to explore the use of silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) in TOF-PET and has published many works on the fundamentals of SiPM-based detectors and the theory of ultrafast timing. Dennis’ current research interests range from novel technologies for in vivo molecular imaging to image guidance in radiotherapy. He leads the Technology for Oncology programme of the TU Delft Health Initiative and serves as a member of the R&D Program Board of the Holland Particle Therapy Centre (HollandPTC). He has (co-)authored more than 150 peer-reviewed papers and is a frequently invited speaker.
He obtained his doctoral degree (with highest honors) in 2002. He then joined TU Delft to set up a new research line on in-vivo molecular imaging technology, with special focus on ultrafast detectors for time-of-flight positron emission tomography (TOF-PET). His team was among the first to explore the use of silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) in TOF-PET and has published many works on the fundamentals of SiPM-based detectors and the theory of ultrafast timing. Dennis’ current research interests range from novel technologies for in vivo molecular imaging to image guidance in radiotherapy. He leads the Technology for Oncology programme of the TU Delft Health Initiative and serves as a member of the R&D Program Board of the Holland Particle Therapy Centre (HollandPTC). He has (co-)authored more than 150 peer-reviewed papers and is a frequently invited speaker.
