Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Progress on LnX3(Ce) Scintillator Crystals

XIE Jian-Jun; YANG Pei-Zhi; LIAO Jing-Ying   

  1. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 200050; China
  • Received:2004-04-22 Revised:2004-05-24 Published:2005-05-20 Online:2005-05-20

Abstract: This paper presented the introduction of recent progress and application prospects in nuclear medical imaging modalities on LnX3(Ce)(Ln=La, Gd, Lu; X=Cl,Br,I) scintillator crystals. The starting material manufacture, crystal synthesis method, scintillation properties and scintillation mechanism were reviewed. The future of LnX3(Ce) crystals was also discussed.

Key words: scintillator crystals, LnX3(Ce), SPECT, PET

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