Orbiting transmission source for positron tomography

Conference · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1988 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7198232

Huesman, R H; Derenzo, S E; Cahoon, J L; Geyer, A B; Moses, W W; Uber, D C; Vuletich, T; Budinger, T F

Accidental suppression and effective data rates have been measured for the orbiting transmission source as implemented in the Donner 600-Crystal Positron Tomograph. A mechanical description of the orbiting source and a description of the electronics used to discard scattered and accidental events is included. Since accidental coincidences were the rate-limiting factor in transmission data acquisition, the new method allows us to acquire sufficient transmission data in a shorter time with a more active transmission source.

• Research Organization: Donner Lab. and Lawrence Berkeley Lab., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (US)
• OSTI ID: 7198232
• Report Number(s): CONF-871006-; TRN: 88-025823
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Vol. 35:1; Conference: 34. nuclear science symposium and 19. nuclear power systems symposium, San Francisco, CA, USA, 21 Oct 1987
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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