3D Axial PET

Electronics and Data Acquisition

DAQ program documentation:

1. Instructions to run DAQ: daqrun;

2. DAQ software description: daqdoc;

3. Documentation of the work done by M. Joos (S/W & system maintenance)

MEATINGS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS:

• 3/02/11: Measurements Module-Tagger, axial resolution (Matthieu): slides
• 20/01/11: Deadtime simulations (Marta): slides

MEASUREMENTS AAA (July 2010) WITH PHANTOMS : * Measurements with phantoms:

• • Summary table
  • (1) Capilllaries 1: Rate Plots; Event Statistics
  • (2) Capilllaries 3: Rate Plots; Event Statistics
  • (3) Mini Deluxe : Rate Plots; Event Statistics
  • (4) Micro Derenzo, central : Rate Plots; Event Statistics
  • (5) Micro Derenzo, off center: Rate Plots; Event Statistics
  • (6) Mini Deluxe: Rate Plots; Event Statistics
  • (7) NEMA uniformly filled: Rate Plots; Event Statistics
  • (8) Mini Deluxe: Rate Plots; Event Statistics
  • (9) NEMA hot / warm / cold: Rate Plots; Event Statistics
  • Counting curve, all phantoms: Mini Deluxe; NEMA (0deg); NEMA (20deg); Micro Derenzo (low act.); Micro Derenzo (high act.); Capillaries

• Summary of the proposed measurements to be carried out at AAA (preliminary): Document from Magdalena
• Document about the phantoms to be used at AAA and their positioning: Document from Magdalena

In attachments are the minutes of our weekly meetings (every Wed - 10:00 - room 512-R-004) in reverse time order.

• 07/07/10: minutes;
• 23/06/10: minutes;
  • Low trigger multiplicity study: Slides;
  • Considerations about EFOV measurements: Document from Madgalena;

• 26/05/10: minutes;
  • Offline analysis of Derenzo Counting curves data (i.e. quality VS activity): Slides;
• 12/05/10: minutes;
• 05/05/10: minutes;
  • Summary list of measurements
  • (1) Derenzo without inserts: Counting Curves
  • (2) Capillaries1: Rate Plots ; Multiplicity Plots
  • (3) Capillaries2: Rate Plots ; Multiplicity Plots
  • (4) Capillaries3: Rate Plots ; Multiplicity Plots
  • (5) Derenzo with inserts: Rate Plots ; Multiplicity Plots
  • (6) Derenzo without inserts (x4 loops): Rate Plots ; Multiplicity Plots
  • (7) Derenzo without inserts (x10 loops): Rate Plots ; Multiplicity Plots
  • (8) Derenzo with inserts (x2 loops): Rate Plots ; Multiplicity 1; Multiplicity 2; Estimated run duration
  • (9) Mouse phantom (x10 loops): Rate Plots ; Multiplicity Plots

TWO MODULES - ROTATING SOURCES :

• 24/02/10: minutes;
  • Analysis FOV scan: Slides
  • Histograms from dedicated runs (both inside and outside FOV) :
  • ----- y = 0 mm; z = 0 mm (center): Run3094
  • ----- y = 10 mm; z = 0 mm: Run3097
  • ----- y = 20 mm; z = 0 mm: Run3096
  • ----- y = -30 mm; z = 0 mm: Run3106
  • ----- y = 0 mm; z = 20 mm: Run3110
  • ----- y = 0 mm; z = -45 mm: Run3118
  • ----- y = 0 mm; z = -70 mm: Run3119
• 17/02/10: minutes;

TWO MODULES COINCIDENCE

• 16/12/09: minutes;
  • Very first results with 2 modules coincidence: Slides
  • LYSO attenuation length / Update analysis (for coincidences): Slides

MODULE 2

• 9/12/09: minutes;
  • Temperature coefficient study: Slides
• 18/11/09: minutes;
  • Spatial resolution vs WLS multiplicity: Slides
  • Study of attenuation length for WLS (data mod1): Slides * 12/11/09: minutes;
  • Proposed light shielding solutions: Slides
  • Compton kinematics (data) & Simulations: Slides
  • Study of attenuation length for WLS (data mod1): Slides
• 4/11/09: minutes;
  • Run with small tagger: example (run1700)
  • Study of attenuation length for WLS (data mod1): Slides
• 21/10/09: minutes; Plots & slides :
  • Pedestals
  • Accidentals
  • Energy Calibration
  • Compton kinematics
• 14/10/09: minutes;
• 7/10/09: minutes;

MODULE 1

• 12/8/09: minutes; Z-scan preliminary results : Slides
• 29/7/09: minutes; WLS calibration / Thr Studies : Plots
• 22/7/09: minutes;
• 1/7/09: minutes;
• 17/6/09: minutes; first run full module, ext. trigger: Plots

SETUP PREPARATION :

• 18/2/09 - 304-R-004: minutes
• 24/2/09 - 512-R-004: minutes attach1
• 4/3/09 - 28-R-015: minutes attach1
• 11/3/09 - 28-R-015: minutes
• 18/3/09 - 28-R-015: minutes
• 8/4/09 - 512-R-004: minutes attach1
• 15/4/09; 22/4/09 - 512-R-004 minutes TaskList304
• 29/4/09:
  • LY vs WLS multiplicity (per layer): Comparative Analysis in different running conditions (old vs new trig / new trig diff delays / white and black separators)
  • Delay scan (23/4/09) with new trigger logic; default condition.
  • Delay scan (30/4/09) with new trigger logic; +300 mV on WLS bias ; black separators 2nd layer
• 06/5/09 - 512-R-004 minutes
• 13/5/09 - 512-R-004
  • Simulation study of light propagation in different configurations G4study-summary

-- VivianaFanti - 29-Jul-2010

• Axial_reso05082011.pdf: Axial resolution update for HW paper

• DAQ_investigation.pdf: DAQ investigation

• WC_talk.pdf: Word count bug fix