Applications of CdTe to nuclear medicine. Final report

Technical Report · Tue May 07 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5665810

Entine, G

Uses of cadmium telluride (CdTe) nuclear detectors in medicine are briefly described. They include surgical probes and a system for measuring cerebral blood flow in the intensive care unit. Other uses include nuclear dentistry, x-ray exposure control, cardiology, diabetes, and the testing of new pharmaceuticals. (ACR)

• Research Organization: Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76EV02541
• OSTI ID: 5665810
• Report Number(s): DOE/EV/02541-T2; ON: DE85011877
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
CDTE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
DIAGNOSTIC USES
BLOOD FLOW
CEREBRUM
DENTISTRY
DIABETES MELLITUS
SURGERY
BODY
BRAIN
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DISEASES
ENDOCRINE DISEASES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEDICINE
METABOLIC DISEASES
NERVOUS SYSTEM
ORGANS
RADIATION DETECTORS
SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
USES
550601* - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics