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A successful PET detector module must identify 511 keV photons with: h
igh efficiency (> 85%), high spatial resolution (<5 mm fwhm), low cost
(<$600/in.(2)), low dead time (<4 mu s in.(2)), good timing resolutio
n (<5 ns fwhm for conventional PET, < 200 ps fwhm for time of flight),
and good energy resolution (< 100 keV fwhm), where these requirements
are listed in order of decreasing importance. The ''high efficiency''
requirement also implies that the detector modules must pack together
without inactive gaps. Several novel and emerging radiation detector
technologies could improve the performance of PET detectors. Avalanche
photodiodes, PIN photodiodes, metal channel dynode photomultiplier tu
bes, and new scintillators all have the potential to improve PET detec
tors significantly.