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Optical Materials for Medical Applications: an Overview of Ultrafast Emitting Oxidic Pr3+ Scintillating Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Cees Ronda ,
Joanna Gondek ,
Emilie Goirand ,
Thomas Jüstel ,
Marco Bettinelli  and
Andries Meijerink
Cees Ronda
Affiliation:
[email protected], Philips Research, Europe-Aachen, Aachen, Germany
Joanna Gondek
Affiliation:
[email protected], Universtity of Applied Sciences, Muenster, Steinfurt, Germany
Emilie Goirand
Affiliation:
[email protected], Universtity of Applied Sciences, Muenster, Steinfurt, Germany
Thomas Jüstel
Affiliation:
tj@fh-muenster., University of Applied Sciences,Muenster, Steinfurt, Steinfurt, Germany
Marco Bettinelli
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of Verona, Science and Technologx, Verona, Italy
Andries Meijerink
Affiliation:
[email protected], Utrecht University, Debye Institute, CMI, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Abstract

This paper describes an investigation towards very fast emitting oxidic luminescent materials doped with Pr3+. Such materials have the potential to be applied as scintillators in Positron Emission Tomography.

Keywords

luminescenceoxideceramic
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1111: Symposium D – Rare-Earth Doping of Advanced Materials for Photonic Applications , 2008 , 1111-D08-01
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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