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Table 1 Properties of scintillators used in TOF systems

From: Recent developments in time-of-flight PET

Property

LYSO (10 % Y)

LSO

LaBr3

Attenuation coefficient (cm −1)

0.86

0.90

0.47

Decay time (ns)

40

40

27

Light output (photons/MeV)

25–30,000

25–30,000

60,000