LYSO

LYSO (Lu ^1.8Y.²SiO⁵:Ce) is a Cerium doped Lutetium-based scintillation crystal that offers several benefits compared to many common scintillation materials. LYSO offers high density and short decay time and an exceptional high photon-emission rate.  It is ideal for applications that require higher throughput, better timing and energy resolution. This material has enabled the development of time-of-flight positron emission tomography (TOF-PET) imaging.

• High density
• Fast, single exponential decay time
• Non-hygroscopic
• Three to four times the light emission of BGO

PET applications have traditionally used arrays of BGO. LYSO crystal competes directly on density and surpasses BGO on energy resolution, timing and throughput.