submitted

M.Camarda, N.Belcari, A.Del Guerra, L.Spontoni, S.Vecchio, P.Bennati, M.N.Cinti, R.Pani, R.Campanini, E.Iampieri, N.Lanconelli, "SPECT breast imaging with a dedicated VAoR dual-head camera: preliminary results" Presented at the 4th International Conference in Biomedical Sciences, 22-28 September 2007, Milos Island, Greece and submitted to NIM A.

S. Vecchio, F. Attanasi, N. Belcari, M. Camarda, A. Del Guerra, S. Moehrs, V. Rosso, N. Lanconelli, G. A. P. Cirrone, G. Cuttone, F. Di Rosa and G. Russo, "A PET prototype for 'in-beam' monitoring of proton therapy", accepted for publication on IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sc. (2009).

2009

F. Attanasi, N. Belcari, A. Del Guerra, W. Enghardt, S. Moehrs, K. Parodi and V. Rosso and S. Vecchio, "Comparison of two dedicated 'in beam' PET systems via simultaneous imaging of ¹²C-induced β⁺-activity", Physics in Medicine and Biology, 54 (2) N29-N35.

2008

G. Llosa, R. Battiston, N. Belcari, M. Boscardin, G. Collazuol, F. Corsi, G. F. Dalla Betta, A. Del Guerra, N. Dinu, G. Levi, S. Marcatili, S. Moehrs, C. Marzocca, C. Piemonte, A. Pozza, "Novel Silicon Photomultipliers for PET Applications", IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 55(3):877 - 881, June 2008.

D. Panetta, N. Belcari, A. Del Guerra and S. Moehrs, "An optimization-based geometrical calibration method in cone-beam CT without dedicated phantoms", Physics in Medicine and Biology, 53(14): 3841-3861.

A. Del Guerra, N. Belcari, G. Llosa Llacer, S. Marcatili, S. Moehrs and D. Panetta, "Advanced Radiation Measurement Techniques in Diagnostic Radiology and Molecular Imaging", Rad. Prot. Dosimetry 131(1):136-142.

S. Moehrs, M. Defrise, N. Belcari, A. Del Guerra, A. Bartoli, S. Fabbri and G. Zanetti, "Multi-Ray based system matrix generation for 3D PET reconstruction", Physics in Medicine and Biology, 53(23): 6925 - 6945.

G.Agodi, A,Antoccia, F.Attanasi, A.Attili, G.Battistoni, F.Berardinelli, F.Bourhaleb, R.Cherubini, R.Cirio, G.A.P. Cirrone, G.Cuttone, C.D'Ambrosio, A.Del Guerra, V.De Nadal, S.Gerardi, F.Marchetto, P.Monaco, C.Morrone, A.Mostacci, S.Muraro, V.Patera, C.Peroni, G.Raciti, V.Rosso, R.Sacchi, P.Sala, S.Vecchio, C.Tanzarella, "The INFN TPS project", Nuovo Cimento C 2008, Volume 031, Issue 01, pp 99-108.

F.Attanasi, N.Belcari, M.Camarda, A. Del Guerra, S.Moehrs, V.Rosso, S.Vecchio, N.Lanconelli, G.A.P. Cirrone, F.Di Rosa, G.Russo, "Experimental validation of the filtering approach for dose monitoring in proton therapy at low energy", Physica Medica-EJMP, Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 102-106.

F. Attanasi, N. Belcari, M. Camarda, G.A.P. Cirrone, G. Cuttone, A. Del Guerra, F. Di Rosa, N. Lanconelli, V. Rosso , G. Russo, S. Vecchio, "Preliminary Results of an in-beam PET prototype for proton therapy", presented at IWORID 2007, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A (2008), Volume 591, Issue 1, Pages 296-299.

2007

G. Llosa, N. Belcari, G. Collazuol, A. Del Guerra, S. Marcatili, S. Moehrs, C. Piemonte, T. A. Carpenter, R. C. Hawkes, A. J. Lucas, J. W. Stevick, "Solid state evolution", Nuclear Engineering International, 52(641):18-20, December 2007.

D.J.Herbert, S.Moehrs, N.D'Ascenzo, N.Belcari, A.Del Guerra, F.Morsani, V.Saveliev, "The Silicon Photomultiplier for application to high-resolution Positron Emission Tomography", Nucl Instr and Methods A 2007, A573, Issues 1-2, Pages 84-87.

D. Panetta, N. Belcari, G. Baldazzi, C. Carpentieri, E. Cicalini, A. Del Guerra, J. Fogli, M. Quattrocchi, V. Rosso, A. Stefanini, "Characterization of a high resolution CT scanner prototipe for small animals", Il Nuovo Cimento B 122 (06-07), 739-747.

G. Collazuol, G.Ambrosi, M.Boscardin, F.Corsi, G.F.Dalla Betta, A.Del Guerra, M.Galimberti, D.Giulietti, L.A.Gizzi, L.Labate, G.Llosa, S.Marcatili, C.Piemonte, A.Pozza, N.Zorzi, "Single timing resolution and detection efficiency of the ITC-irst Silicon Photomultipliers", Nucl Instr and Methods A 2007, A581, 461-464.

S.Vecchio, N.Belcari, P.Bennati, M.Camarda, R.Campanini, M.N.Cinti, A.Del Guerra, E.Iampieri, N,Lanconelli, R.Pani, L.Spontoni, "A Single Photon Emission Computer Tomograph for Breast Cancer Imaging", Nucl Instr and Methods A 2007, A581, 84-87.

M.G.Bisogni, A. Del Guerra, N.Lanconelli, A.Lauria, G.Mettivier, M.C.Montesi, D.Panetta, R.Pani, M.G.Quattrocchi, P.Randaccio, V.Rosso, P.Russo, "Experimental study of the beam hardening artefact in photon counting breast computed tomography", Nucl Instr and Methods A 2007, A581, 94-98.

A.Bartoli, N.Belcari, D.Stark, S.Hohnemann, M.Piel, M.Jennerwein, U.Schmitt, J.Tillmanns, O.Thews, C.Hiemke, F.Roesch, A.Del Guerra, " Preliminary Assessment of the imaging capabilities of the YAP-(S)PET small animal scanner in neuroscience", Nuclear Instr and Methods in Phys Res A 2007, 569(2), 488-491.

S.Vecchio, M.Camarda, N.Belcari, D.Bianchi, M.N.Cinti, A.Del Guerra, M.Lazzarotti, R.Pani, "Preliminary Study of different readout strategies for a Positron Emission Mammograph head", Nuclear Instr and Methods in Phys Res A 2007, 569(2), 264-268.

N.Belcari, A. Del Guerra, A.Bartoli,, D.Bianchi, M.LAzzarotti, L.Sensi, L.Menichetti, M.Lecchi, P.Erba, G.Mariani, G.U.Corsini. P.Sgado, "Evaluation of the performance of the YAP-(S)PET scanner and its application in neuroscience", Nuclear Instr Meth A 2007, 571, 18-21.

A. Del Guerra, N. Belcari, "From man to mouse to cells and back again", Nuclear Instr Meth A, 2007, 572, 246-249.

F. Corsi, C. Marzocca, A. Del Guerra, P. Delizia, G.Marangio, G-F Della Betta, N.Dinu, C. Piemonte, M.Boscardin. "Modelling a Silicon Photo Multiplier (SiPM) as a signal source for optimum front-end design", Nuclear Instr Meth A, 2007, 572, 416-418.

V.Rosso, N.Belcari, M.G.Bisogni, C.Carpentieri, A.Del Guerra, P.Delogu, M.E.Fantacci, G.Mettivier,M.C.Montesi, D.Panetta, M.Quattrocchi, P.Russo, A.Stefanini, "A preliminary study of the advantages of the x-ray selection in Ct imaging", Nuclear Instr Meth A, 2007, 572, 270-273.

N.Belcari, A.Del Guerra, M.Camarda, L.Spontoni, S.Vecchio, D.Bianchi, "Performance of a four-output front-end electronics for multi-anode PMTs readout of scintillator arrays", Nuclear Instr Meth A, 2007, 572, 335-337.

N.Dinu, R.Battiston, M.Boscardin, F.Corsi, N.D'Ascenzo, G-F. Della Betta, A.Del Guerra, D.Herbert, M.Ionica, G.Levi, S.Marcatili, C.Marzocca, C.Piemonte, G.Pignatel, A.Pozza, L.Quadrani, C.Sbarra, N,Zorzi, "Development of the first Silicon Photomultipliers at ITC-irst", Nuclear Instr Meth A, 2007, 572, 422-426.

A. Del Guerra, "State of the Art of PET Scanners for Small Animal and Breast Cancer Imaging", Nucl Instr and Meth A 2007, 580(2), 910-914.

A.Del Guerra, N.Belcari, "State-of-the-art of PET,SPECT and CT for small animal imaging", Nucl Instr and Methods A 2007, A583,119-124.

L.Biagi, A.Abbruzzese, M.C. Bianchi, D.Alsop, A.Del Guerra, M.Tosetti, "Age Dependent Variation of Cerebral Perfusion Assessed by Magnetic Resonance Continuous Arterial Spin Labelling Technique", J.Magn.Res. Imag. 2007, 25, 696-702.

M.Alshourbagy, D.Herbert. A.Del Guerra, A.Toncelli, M.Tonelli, "Optical and Scintillation Properties of Ce³⁺:YAP Crystal Fibers grown by μ-pulling down technique", Journal of Crystal Growth 2007, 303(2), 500-505.

D.J.Herbert, N.D'Ascenzo, V.Saveliev, N.Belcari, A.Del Guerra , F.Morsani, "Study of SiPM as a potential photodetector for scintillator readout", Nuclear Instr and Methods in Phys Res A 2007, 567(1),356-359.

V.Bindi, A.Del Guerra, G.Levi, L.Quadrani, C.Sbarra, "Preliminary Study of Silicon Photomultipliers fro Space Missions", Nucl Instr and Meth A 2007, 572, 662-667.

N. Belcari, M. G. Bisogni, C. Carpentieri, A. Del Guerra, P. Delogu, D. Panetta, M. Quattrocchi, V. Rosso, A. Stefanini, "Preliminary Characterization of a single photon counting system for CT application", Nucl Instr and Meth A 2007, 576(1),204-208.

C.Piemonte, R.Battiston, M.Boscardin, G-F.Dalla Betta, A. Del Guerra, N.Dinu, A.Pozza, N.Zorzi, "Characterization of the first prototypes of Silicon Photomultipliers fabricated at ITC-irst", IEEE Trans Nucl Sci. 2007, 54(1), 236-244.

2006

N.Belcari, M.Camarda, A.Del Guerra, S.Galeotti, D.Herbert, A.Vaiano, "Development of the YAP-PEM scanner for breast cancer imaging", Physica Medica XXI (2006), Supplement 1, p.114-116.

M.Alshourbagy, A.Toncelli, M.Tonelli,. D.Herbert. A.Del Guerra, "Growth of Ce³⁺ doped YalO₃ Single Crystal Fibers for Scintillation Application", presented at the 4th International Symposium on Laser, Scintillator and Nonlinear Optical Materials, Prague, Czech Republic, June 26-30, 2006, Abstract Book, pg. 155 (abstract).

M.G.Bisogni,E.Cicalini, A.Del Guerra, P.Delogu, C.Carpentieri, M.E.Fantacci, D.Panetta, M.Quattrocchi, V.Rosso, A.Stefanini, "Study of the response of a single photon counting system in various experimental conditions for low energy radiological applications", Il Nuovo Cimento B, 2006, 29C(4), 421-427.

S.Moehrs, A.Del Guerra, D.J.Herbert, M.A.Mandelkern , "A detector head design for small animal PET with silicon photomultipliers (SiPM)", Physics in Medicine and Biology, 51(2006), 1113-1127.

M. G. Bisogni, E. Cicalini, A. Del Guerra, P. Delogu, C. Carpentieri, M. E. Fantacci, D. Panetta, M. Quattrocchi, V. Rosso, A. Stefanini, "Study of the response of a single photon counting system in various experimental conditions for low energy radiological applications", Il Nuovo Cimento C 29 (4) 2006, 421-427.

E.Cicalini, G.Baldazzi, N.Belcari, A.Del Guerra, M.Gombia, A.Motta, D.Panetta, "A High spatial resolution CT-scanner for small animal imaging", Nuclear Physics B - Proc. Suppl.1 (2006),vol. 150, 313-316.

A.Del Guerra, A.Bartoli, N.Belcari, D.Herbert, A.Motta, A.Vaiano, G.Di Domenico, N.Sabba, E.Moretti, G.Zavattini, M.Lazzarotti, L.Sensi, M.Larobina, "Performance Evaluation of the fully engineered YAP-(S)PET Scanner for Small Animal Imaging", IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. (2006) Vol. 53(3), 1078-1083.

D.J.Herbert, V.Saveliev, N.Belcari, N.D'Ascenzo, A.Del Guerra, A.Golovin, "First Results of Scintillator Readout with Silicon Photomultiplier", IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 2006, NS53(1), 389-394.

2005

N.Sabba, G.Di Domenico, E.Moretti, G.Zavattini, A.Del Guerra , "Sampling Considerations for high resolution SPECT with the Ferrara YAP-(S)PET scanner", IEEE Trans Nucl Science 2005, 52(3), 555-559.

A. Motta, A.Del Guerra , N.Belcari, S.Moehrs, D.Panetta, S.Righi, D.Valentini, "Fast, 3D-like Expectation Maximization Reconstruction using Planograms for the Stationary Planar Positron Emission Mammography camera", Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, 29(8), 587-596, 2005.

E.Cicalini, G.Baldazzi, N.Belcari, A.Del Guerra , M.Gombia, A.Motta, D.Panetta, "A High spatial resolution CT-scanner for small animal imaging", presented at the IX Topical Seminar on Innovative Particle and Radiation Detectors", Siena 23-26 May, 2004 and Nuclear Physics B (Supplement-Proceedings 1, 2006),vol. 150, 313-316.

N.Belcari, M.Camarda, A.Del Guerra , S.Galeotti, D.Herbert, A.Vaiano, "Development of the YAP-PEM scanner for breast cancer imaging", Proceedings of the 2004 Nuclear Radiology of Breast Cancer, October 22-23, 2004, Rome (Italy), Physica Medica XXI (2006), Supplement 1, p.114-116.

G.Zavattini, A.Del Guerra, G.Di Domenico, M.Gambaccini, N.Sabba, "High Z and Medium Z Scinitllators in Ultras High Resolution Small Animal PET", IEEE Trans Nucl Science, 2005, 52(1), 222-230.

2004

D.Herbert , N.Belcari, M.Camarda, A.Del Guerra, "A comparison of the imaging performance of different PSPMTs for PET applications ", Nucl. Inst. Meth. A518 (2004) pp 399-400.

D.J.Herbert, N.Belcari, M.Camarda, A.Del Guerra, A. Vaiano, "Characterisation of crystal matrices and single pixels for nuclear medicine applications", Nuclear Instruments and Methods A, 2005, A537, 302-306.

N.Belcari, M.Camarda, A.Del Guerra, D.J.Herbert, A.Motta, A.Vaiano, G.Di Domenico, G.Zavattini, " Detector developments for a novel Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) scanner based on YAP:Ce crystals ", Nucl. Inst. Meth. A525 (2004) pp 258-262

M.N.Cinti, R.Pani, F.Garibaldi, R.Pellegrini, M.Betti, N.Lanconelli, A.Riccardi, R.Campanini, G.Zavattini, G.Di Domenico, A.Del Guerra , N.Belcari, W.Bencivelli, A.Motta, A.Vaiano, I.N.Weinberg, "Custom breast phantom for an accurate tumor SNR analysis", IEEE Trans Nucl Science 2004, 51(1),198-204.

A.Motta, S.Righi, A.Del Guerra , N.Belcari, A.Vaiano, G. Di Domenico, G. Zavattini, R.Campanini, N.Lanconelli, A.Riccardi. "A full Monte Carlo simulation of the YAP-PEM prototype for Breast Tumor Detection", Nuclear Instr and Methods A, 2004, A527 ,201-205.

G.Batignani, M.G.Bisogni, M.Boscardin, L.Bosisio, G.F.Dalla Betta, A. Del Guerra, S.Dittongo, F.Forti, M.Giorgi, D.J.Han, S.Linsalata, G.Marchiori, C.Piemonte, I.Rachevskaia, S.Ronchin, "High gain phototransistors on high resistivity Silicon substrate", Nuclear Instr and Methods A 2004, A518, 569-570.

2003

N.Belcari, M.Camarda, A.Del Guerra, D.J.Herbert, A.Vaiano, G.Di Domenico, G.Zavattini, "Novel High resolution detectors for Positron emission tomography", Nucl. Phys. B - Proceedings Supplements, 125 (2003) pp 48-52

M.N.Cinti, R.Pani, R.Pellegrini, F.Garibaldi, F.Cusanno, R.Campanini, N.Lanconelli, A.Riccardi, G.Zavattini, G.Di Domenico, N.Belcari, W.Bencivelli, A.Motta, A.Vaiano, A.Del Guerra , "The role of compact PSPMT's for image quality enhancement in nuclear medicine", Nucl Instr and Methods in Phys Res 2003, A505 , 599-603.

R.Pani, R.Pellegrini, M.N.Cinti, C.Trotta, G.Trotta, F.Garibaldi, R.Scafe’, A.Del Guerra, "Flat panel PMT for photon emission imaging", Nucl Instr and Methods in Phys Res 2003, A505, 590-594.

M.N.Cinti, R.Pani, R.Pellegrini, C.Bonifazzi, R.Scafe’, G.De Vincentis, F.Garibaldi, F. Cusanno, R.Campanini, N.Lanconelli, A.Riccardi, A.Del Guerra, "Tumor SNR Analysis in Scintimamography by Dedicated High Contrast Imager", IEEE Trans Nucl Sci 2003, 50(5), 1618-1623.

A.Del Guerra , N.Belcari, A.Motta, G.Di Domenico, N.Sabba, G.Zavattini, "Latest Achievements in PET techniques", Nuclear Instruments and Methods A 2003, A513 ,13-18.

G.Di Domenico, G.Zavattini, E.Moretti, A.Piffanelli, M.Giganti, A.Motta, N.Sabba, L.Uccelli, E.Benini, A.Duatti, C.Bolzati, A.Boschi, A. Del Guerra , "YAP-(S)PET small animal scanner: quantitative results", IEEE Trans Nucl Sci, 2003, 50(5 ),1351-1356.

N.Belcari, A.Del Guerra , N.Malakhov, A.Vaiano, C.Damiani, G.Di Domenico, G.Zavattini, "Recent developments of the readout of a matrix of scintillators by means of a Multi-Pixel HPD", Nucl Instr and Methods in Phys Res 2003, A504 , 269-272.

J.L.Humm, A.Roszenfeld, A.Del Guerra , "From PET Detectors to PET Scanners. A Review", European Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2003, 30(11), 1574-1597.

A. Del Guerra , A.Vaiano, "PET scanners for Small Animal Imaging and for Breast Cancer Imaging", Klinische Fysica, 2003, 1 , 9-12.

R.Pani, M.N.Cinti, R.Pellegrini, C.Trotta, G.Trotta, S.Ridolfi, F.Garibaldi, R.Scafe’, A.Del Guerra, "Evaluation of flat panel PMT for gamma ray imaging", Nucl Instr and Methods in Phys Res 2003, A504, 262-268.

R.Pani, R.Pellegrini, M.N.Cinti, C.Trotta, G.Trotta, G.Scafe’, M.Betti, F.Cusanno, L.Montani. G.Iurlaro, F.Garibaldi, A.Del Guerra , "A novel compact gamma camera based on flat panel PMT",Nuclear Instruments and Methods A 2003, A513,36-41.

D.J.Han, G.Batignani, A.Del Guerra, G.F.Dalla Betta, M.Boscardin, L.Bosisio. M.Giorgi, F.Forti, "High-Gain Float-Zone Silicon Bipolar Detector", Nuclear Instruments and Methods A 2003, A512, 572-577.

D.J.Han, G.Batignani, A.Del Guerra, "Supergain transistors on high-purity float-zone silicon substrate", Applied Physics Letters, 2003, 83(7), 1450-1452

2002

C.Damiani, A.Cotta Ramusino, A.Del Guerra , G.Di Domenico, R.Malaguti, G.Zavattini, "A new Electronic read-out for the YAPPET Scanner", Nucl Instr and Meth 2002, A490 ,356-365. and Erratum, Nucl Instr and Meth in Phys Res 2003, A 508, 554.

S.Chiozzi, A.Cotta Ramusino, C.Damiani, R.Malaguti, A.Del Guerra , G.Di Domenico, E.Tonini, G.Zavattini, "Preliminary Test Results on the New Electronic read-out of the YAPPET Small Animal Scanner", IEEE Trans Nucl Sci 2002 , 49(5) , 2468-2472.

A.Del Guerra , N.Belcari, "Advances in Animal PET Scanners", Quarterly Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2002, 46(1), 35-47.

M.Gombia, A.B.Brill , D.Bollini, A.Del Guerra, "Comparison between a Germanium Orthogonal Strip Detector and an Anger Camera through a Simulation and Modeling Study", IEEE Trans Nucl Sci, 2002, NSS-49(5), 2196-2202.

A.Motta, C.Damiani, A.Del Guerra, G.Di Domenico, G.Zavattini, "Use of a fast deconvolution EM algorithm for 3D Image Reconstruction with the YAP-PET tomograph", Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics 2002, 26, 293-302.