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Evaluating the Applicability of NaI(Tl) Detectors for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy |
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PP: 233-238 |
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doi:10.18576/jrna/090305
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Author(s) |
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Yassir A. Baqir,
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Abstract |
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| A long-standing mainstay in nuclear medicine and radiation detection is sodium iodide doped with Thallium Nal(TI) scintillation detectors. The applicability of Nal(TI) detectors in contemporary and future medical imaging and radiation therapy environments is systematically evaluated in this work. We investigate and compare their performance over several energy ranges with existing scintillation detectors and evaluate their fit for particular medical uses or applications. Our results show that although Nal(TI) detectors still have advantages in terms of cost-effectiveness and dependability, they suffer in energy resolution and detection efficiency at higher energies compared to more recent detector technologies. Still, they are useful in several medical imaging techniques and radiation monitoring devices used in therapeutic environments. We also investigate possible enhancements and hybrid techniques that might increase the value of Nal(TI) detectors in sophisticated medical applications.
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