Feb 10 2010
Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ZMS)(FRANKFURT:W1I), a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced that its patented LFS scintillation crystals have been selected by Japan's prestigious Shinshu University for trials in their next-generation Positron Emission Tomography (PET) medical imaging program. Shinshu University's PET program is aimed directly at advancing improvements in spatial resolution for more effective 3D imaging of cancer in particular using the LFS crystal's superior performance which enables sub nano-second timing resolution.
"The selection of Zecotek's LFS scintillation crystals enables the use of smaller crystals which can be read independently providing a significant cost advantage," said Dr. Tohru Takeshita, Head of Shinshu University Department of Physics. "The signal of the LFS crystals is also rapid enough to allow sub-nano second timing resolution. These are both critical attributes for enabling a high resolution, next-generation PET system."
"We are delighted that Zecotek's LFS scintillation crystals have been selected by Professor Takeshita and his group for their work on a next-generation PET system," said Dr. Faouzi Zerrouk, Chairman and President of Zecotek.
"The selection of our scintillation material highlights the competitive advantage of our components in bringing unprecedented granularity and segmentation to a wide range of imaging technologies, including both PET and HEP calorimeters, where Zecotek's LFS crystals and solid-state MAPD photo-detectors are being utilized in the research of next-generation systems."