Anti-Scattering Perovskite Scintillator Arrays for High-Resolution Computed Tomography Imaging

Abstract

Computed tomography (CT) imaging has emerge as an effective medical diagnostic technique due to its rapid and 3D imaging capabilities, often employing indirect imaging methods through scintillator materials. Arraying scintillators that can confine light scattering to enable high-resolution CT imaging remains an area of ongoing exploration for emerging perovskite scintillators. Here an anti-scattering cesium lead bromide (CsPbBr₃) scintillator array embedded within a polyurethane acrylate matrix for CT imaging using a cost-effective solution-processed method is reported. Due to the large refractive index contrast between the scintillator and matrix, photon propagation can be well confined within the CsPbBr₃ scintillator array to significantly suppress the light scattering and enhance the light collection efficiency by nearly two times compared to the monolithic film. Furthermore, the scintillator array exhibits low-dosage and high-resolution CT imaging capability by reconstructing a 3D tooth image with a good spatial resolution of 20.1 lp cm⁻¹ at a low effective dose of 0.22 mSv. This work highlights that the CsPbBr₃ scintillator array is a highly promising candidate for CT imaging.