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| Title | Dynamic Positron Emission Tomography [PET] in Man Using Small Bismuth Germanate Crystals | |
| Author(s) | Derenzo, S. E.; Budinger, T. F.; Huesman, R. H.; Cahoon, J. L. | |
| Publication Date | April 1982 | |
| Report Number | LBL-14308 | |
| Unique Identifier | ACC0238 | |
| Other Numbers | CONF-820434-8; CONF-820456-1; Legacy ID: DE82014997; OSTI ID: 5253576 | |
| Research Org | Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL), [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)], CA (USA); University of California, Berkeley (USA). Donner Lab. | |
| Contract No | W-7405-ENG-48 | |
| Sponsoring Org | US Department of Energy (USDOE) | |
| Other Information | 6th International Conference on Positron Annihilation; 3 Apr 1982; Arlington, TX, USA | |
| Subject | 440101 -- Radiation Instrumentation -- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments; 550601 -- Medicine -- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics; Phosphors -- Bismuth Compounds; Phosphors -- Germanates; Positron Computed Tomography -- Sensitivity; Positron Computed Tomography -- Spatial Resolution; Counting Techniques; Crystals; Design; Dynamic Function Studies; Images; Patients; Pulse Discriminators; Shielding; Solid Scintillation Detectors | |
| Keywords | Computerized Tomography; Diagnostic Techniques; Discriminators; Electronic Circuits; Emission Computed Tomography; Germanium Compounds; Measuring Instruments; Oxygen Compounds; Pulse Circuits; Radiation Detectors; Resolution; Scintillation Counters; Tomography | |
| Related Web Pages | Positron Emission Tomography [PET] and Positron Scanner | |
| Abstract | Primary considerations for the design of positron emission tomographs for medical studies in humans are the need for high imaging sensitivity, whole organ coverage, good spatial resolution, high maximum data rates, adequate spatial sampling with minimum mechanical motion, shielding against out of plane activity, pulse height discrimination against scattered photons, and timing discrimination against accidental coincidences. We discuss the choice of detectors, sampling motion, shielding, and electronics to meet these objectives. | |
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