Open AccessOpportunities for Fluorochlorozirconate and Other Glass-Ceramic Detectors in Medical Imaging Devices
Author(s) -
Jacqueline A. Johnson,
Robert L. Leonard,
AR Lubinsky,
Stefan Schweizer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of biomedical technology and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2378-3400
DOI - 10.19104/jbtr.2015.102
Subject(s) - scintillator , ceramic , mammography , materials science , phosphor , medical imaging , detector , medical physics , computed tomography laser mammography , glass ceramic , radiography , positron emission tomography , nuclear medicine , optics , optoelectronics , radiology , medicine , physics , preclinical imaging , composite material , cancer , breast cancer , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , in vivo
This article gives an overview of fluorochlorozirconate glass-ceramic scintillators and storage phosphor materials: how they are synthesized, what their properties are, and how they can be used in medical imaging. Such materials can enhance imaging in x-ray radiography, especially mammography and dental imaging, computed tomography, and positron emission tomography. Although focusing on fluorochlorozirconate materials, the reader will find the discussion is relevant to other luminescent glass and glass-ceramic systems.