Desarrollo de un detector de radiación gamma basado en un material orgánico centello-gráfico para imagen nuclear.

Abstract

Introduction. A conventional gamma camera consists of a scintillator material coupled to a photomultiplier tube. It transforms the photons of incident electromagnetic radiation into a signal that is then processed to show the distribution of the radioactive material within the patient. A functional image is one of the main applications of the gamma camera in nuclear medicine. The vast majority of these devices use inorganic scintillation crystals (such as sodium iodide, NaI), in addition to other basic devices such as the collimator, and the transducer to detect and measure the light intensity produced in the scintillator. The performance of the equipment depends on the material used for detection. Plastic scintillating materials represent a low-cost alternative, they are not hygroscopic and are not affected by the presence of acids, alkalis, alcohols, grease, or silicone fluids, in addition they can be manufactured in multiple sizes and shapes adapting to the transducers commercial and thus being able to find new applications such as gamma cameras in applications in medical physics.