Bi4Ge3O12 (BGO) refers to a scintillation crystal made from Bismuth Oxide and Germanium Oxide. BGO is a widely used inorganic scintillator material known for its several desirable characteristics in radiation detection and medical imaging, such as high density, high effective atomic number and high stopping power for gamma rays.
| Density(g/cm3) | 7.13 |
| Wavelength of emission max(nm) | 550 |
| Light output(Photons/Mev) | 60,000 |
| Decay time(ns) | 1,020 |
| Cleavage plane | No |
| Hygroscopic | Slightly |
| Refractive index | 1.79 |
| Hardness(Mho) | 2 |