Performance evaluation of the 3D-ring cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) StarGuide system according to the NEMA NU 1-2018 standard.
Alessandra ZorzMarco Andrea RossatoPaolo TurcoLuca Maria Colombo GomezAndrea BettinelliFrancesca De MonteMarta PaiuscoPietro ZucchettaDiego CecchinPublished in: EJNMMI physics (2024)
The performance tests of the StarGuide can be performed according to the NEMA NU 1-2018 standard with some adaptations. The system has shown promising results, particularly in terms of energy resolution, spatial resolution and volumetric sensitivity, potentially leading to higher quality clinical images.