CERN research in PET awarded best paper prize
The CERN Crystal Clear group has an outstanding track record in studying novel scintillation detectors both for high-energy physics and for medical applications, notably Positron Emission Tomography (PET).
Award winners Fiammetta Pagano (front row, centre) and colleagues at CERN have won the Physics in Medicine & Biology best paper prize for their study of heterostructured scintillators for time-of-flight PET. (Image: Fiammetta Pagano)
In 2023, the group has won the Roberts Prize for the best paper published in Physics in Medicine & Biology during the previous year. The paper stems from the research carried out by a doctoral student, and it shows the potential of specific heterostructures for improving the coincidence time resolution of Time-of-Flight PET detectors, while maintaining reasonable sensitivity compared with standard bulk crystals.
This research received support from CERN's budget for knowledge transfer for the benefit of medical applications.