Department of Experimental Particle Physics and Applications

prof. dr hab. Elżbieta Łuczyńska

Development of J-PEM for breast cancer detection and diagnosis using positronium imaging
Shivani, E. Łuczyńska, S. Heinze, P. Moskal
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abstract
Acta Phys. Polon. B 51 (2020) 281
HEP: arXiv:1912.04282
The purpose of the presented investigations is to design, construct and establish the characteristic performance of the Jagiellonian Positron Emission Mammography(J-PEM), being designed for the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. Its construction is based on a novel idea of PET tomography based on plastic scintillators and wavelength shifter (WLS) and a new concept of positronium imaging. We have prepared a simulation program based on Monte Carlo methods for optimizing the geometry and material of the J-PEM prototype. Here we present the first results from the simulations and a brief review of the state of art of breast imaging modalities and their characteristics motivating our investigation.