Scintillators for Medical Imaging Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Scintillator materials are used as radiation-converting media in various applications of medical imaging. Particularly, scintillators (in powder, optical ceramic, or crystal form) are currently employed in a variety of applications, from low-energy examinations, such as mammography, general radiography, and computed tomography, to higher energies used in nuclear medicine and radiotherapy. Scintillators in crystal form are widely applied in nuclear medicine, for example in positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scanners. Current trends in multimodal imaging detectors (i.e., PET/CT, PET/MRI, and SPECT/MRI) recommend the exploitation of single-crystal scintillators or semi-transparent optical ceramics over a wider range of energies, covering CT/PET and portal imaging applications.

Nowadays, research activity is focused on mixed and co-doped inorganic crystals and optical ceramic materials, organic crystals, and nano-scintillators to obtain higher performance in accordance with the requirements of different applications.

The aim of this Special Issue is to collect contributions about scintillators that involve growth production and experimental evaluation of single crystals, new crystalline host and co-doped scintillator materials, the integration of single crystals into medical devices, and theoretical calculations focusing on medical imaging applications.

Dr. Stratos David
Prof. Ioannis Kandarakis
Guest Editors

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