Proposal for a new tomographic device providing information on the chemical properties of a body section

Conference · Thu Feb 27 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5932156

Gatti, E; Rehak, P; Kemmer, J

A system to analyze the chemical properties of a region of tissue located deep inside the human body without having to access it is proposed. The method is based on a high precision detection of x-rays or ..gamma..-rays (photons) from an external source Compton scattered from the tissue under inspection. The method provides chemical information of plane regions lying not too deep inside the body (<6 cm). The amount of radiation absorbed by the body is about the same as needed for a standard x-ray tomography. The exposure time is estimated to be shorter than 10 minutes. 37 refs., 13 figs.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA); Beschleunigerlaboratorium der Univ. und Technischen Univ. Muenchen, Garching (Germany, F.R.)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5932156
• Report Number(s): BNL-37795; CONF-8603109-3; ON: DE86010547
• Resource Relation: Conference: 4. European symposium on semiconductor detectors, Munich, F.R. Germany, 3 Mar 1986; 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
COMPTON SCATTERING TOMOGRAPHY
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RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS
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TOMOGRAPHY
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