In an article entitled “New PET crystal promises faster scans, better images” (SCAN 10/13/04), we identified a problem in the manufacture of a promising new PET crystal, called the BrilLanCe 380. We stated that “a few bugs in its manufacture still have to be worked out. The biggest is a tendency for the crystal to break.” The developer and manufacturer of this crystal, Saint Gobain Crystals, wishes to emphasize that once encapsulated in a finished detector, there is no problem or issue regarding “breakage” of the BrilLanCe crystal and that the finished detectors are mechanically robust.
In an article entitled "New PET crystal promises faster scans, better images" (SCAN 10/13/04), we identified a problem in the manufacture of a promising new PET crystal, called the BrilLanCe 380. We stated that "a few bugs in its manufacture still have to be worked out. The biggest is a tendency for the crystal to break." The developer and manufacturer of this crystal, Saint Gobain Crystals, wishes to emphasize that once encapsulated in a finished detector, there is no problem or issue regarding "breakage" of the BrilLanCe crystal and that the finished detectors are mechanically robust.
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