TY - CHAP
T1 - On-chip detection of radioactivity via silicon-based sensors for the quality control testing of radiopharmaceuticals
AU - Taggart, Matthew P.
AU - Tarn, Mark D.
AU - Esfahani, Mohammad M.N.
AU - Archibald, Stephen J.
AU - Deakin, Tom
AU - Pamme, Nicole
AU - Thompson, Lee F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 15CBMS-0001.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - We present the use of highly sensitive, small footprint, low cost silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) for radioactivity detection in microfluidic channels, with a view to their integration into miniaturised quality control (QC) platforms for the testing of positron emission tomography (PET) radiopharmaceuticals. While SiPMs are light sensors, it was determined that they are also sensitive to other sources, e.g. direct interaction with positrons and gamma rays, making them suitable for radiation detection with standard chip materials, including those that are opaque, as well as for detection of gamma emitting radiotracers.
AB - We present the use of highly sensitive, small footprint, low cost silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) for radioactivity detection in microfluidic channels, with a view to their integration into miniaturised quality control (QC) platforms for the testing of positron emission tomography (PET) radiopharmaceuticals. While SiPMs are light sensors, it was determined that they are also sensitive to other sources, e.g. direct interaction with positrons and gamma rays, making them suitable for radiation detection with standard chip materials, including those that are opaque, as well as for detection of gamma emitting radiotracers.
KW - Positron emission tomography (PET)
KW - Quality control (QC)
KW - Radiation detection
KW - Radiopharmaceuticals
KW - Silicon photomultiplier (SiPM)
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M3 - Conference paper
AN - SCOPUS:84983320440
T3 - MicroTAS 2015 - 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
SP - 1849
EP - 1851
BT - MicroTAS 2015 - 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
PB - Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society
T2 - 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2015
Y2 - 25 October 2015 through 29 October 2015
ER -