Synthesis and characterization of plastic scintillators for the total-body J-PET scanner

Abstract

The aim of the research was to develop a polystyrene scintillator for use in the novel time-of-flight Jagiellonian Positron Emission Tomography (J-PET) scanner being elaborated for the whole-body imaging. To achieve this goal, polystyrene-based plastic scintillators with the different chemical compositions were produced and characterized. Light output, decay time and emission spectra were measured to develop the best composition of the polystyrene scintillator.