PMT, CRYSTAL, POWER SUPPLY AND DAQ OF TRANSCAM GAMMA CAMERA

Nor Arymaswati Abdullah, Glam Hadzir Patai Mohamad Dr, Mohd Ashhar Hj Khalid Dr, and Ramzah Mohamad Pusat Instrumentasi dan Automasi, Bahagian Sokongan Teknikal Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia arymas@nuclearmalaysia.gov.my

ABSTRACT
Gamma camera is one of the commonly used equipment in medical especially diagnostic scanning to generate radionuclide image. A gamma camera of TransCam model manufactured by ADAC Laboratories was bought by Malaysian Nuclear Agency in 1992. The aim of this paper is to describe the hitch of the components in the TransCam gamma camera. The most of analogue and digital electronics were tested and measured including develop new 15V power supply board as well as to validate all 37 photomultiplier tubes functionality, scintillation crystal and data acquisition card status.

THE TRANSCAM SYSTEM

The gantry

The camera-head
Preamplifier Motherboard Collimator The detector assembly located in the camera head consist of (6.5mm , d=315mm) NaI(TI) crystal, a glass light guide, an array of 37 PMTs and scintillation crystal

THE OBJECTIVE
To test, measure , validate and develop the hitch of the components in the TransCam gamma camera 1. 4 Power supply modules 2. Scintillation (12Volt, 15Volt, +5Volt/ crystal 12Volt & HV module) 3. 37 Photomultiplier tubes (PMTs)
High Voltage

4. 37 Pre-Amplifiers 5. Data acquisition cards

The acquisition/ correction Other controlling system Motion control

AGC board

Summing amplifier X+
+ X Y Z X Y Z X
20

C R Y S T A L

PMT1 PMT2

Preamp 1

Summing amplifier Y+ Summing amplifier Z+ Summing amplifier XSumming amplifier YSumming amplifier Z-

37 36 35 18 34 17 38 16 32 31 30 29 15 14 6 5 7 1 19 2 8

21 22 9 10 3 11 4 12 13 27 28 26 25 24 23

Preamp 2

+ -

Y Z X Y Z

Network resistor

PMT3 7

Preamp 37

Figure 2 Physical placement of PMTs (left) and PMTs figure (right)

Figure 1 Block diagram of the camera head +3v5 100R 1 IN 500 K AG +12 +5 v v TP 4 53 7 1 8 6 2 TP 2

U+ U-

Figure 3 HV, 15Volt and +5Volt/ 12Volt module

Figure 4 Preamplifier diagram (left) and preamplifier placement on camera-head (right)

METHODOLOGY
Different component, different approach;

Power supply modules - tested by supplying 240VAC to each modules - measure the reading Scintillation crystal - open the camera-head - clean & spot the yellowish area Data acquisition cards - Connect the socket to the PC port

Photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) - place Co60/1Cu to each PMTs - tap the signals from the PMTs output - measure frequency signal level Pre-Amplifiers - place Co60/1Cu to dedicated PMT - the PMT output is substitute into preamp input - tap the signals from the preamplifiers output - measure frequency signal level

RESULT
Different component, different approach;

PMTs output (left) and preamp output (right)

Power supply modules - 3 functioning - 15Volt module damaged replaced OWN BUILD PMTs - 35 functioning - 2 PMTs damaged (No. 3 & 15)

Scintillation crystal - few yellowish area exist

Pre Amplifiers - 37 Functioning but Data acquisition cards - Not functioning due to bursting fuse

Freq Freq PMT (kHz) PMT (kHz) 1 23 19 21 2 24 20 18 3 0 21 22 4 23 22 24 5 21 23 17 6 24 24 22 7 23 25 24 8 22 26 16 9 24 27 23 10 25 28 23 29 20 11 25 12 22 30 24 13 22 31 24 14 24 32 19 15 0 33 22 16 22 34 21 17 24 35 17 18 24 36 24 19 21 37 22

Freq Freq PMT (kHz) PMT (kHz) 20 6 1 11 21 7 2 19 22 21 3 10 23 3 4 8 24 9 5 12 25 15 6 18 26 2 7 13 27 14 8 9 28 21 9 13 29 6 10 19 30 13 11 18 31 16 12 7 32 7 13 12 33 11 14 13 34 9 15 12 35 2 16 11 36 16 17 14 37 12 18 17 19 11

CONCLUSION
There are few main components are damaged. To build the minimum system, the TransCam gamma camera needs new data acquisition board, PC, motion control system and few others accessories such as foot brake and replacement of two broken PMTs including Scintillation crystal.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The authors are very grateful to BTP, PDC and PIA technical people by the support of this work as well as all everybody who involve direct and indirectly.