Design considerations for a positron emission transaxial tomograph (PETT III)

Conference · Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1976 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., v. NS-23, no. 1, pp. 516-522

OSTI ID:4044603

Phelps, M E; Hoffman, E J; Mullani, N A; Higgins, C S; Ter Pogossian, M M

A whole body positron emission transaxial tomograph (PETT III) has been designed, constructed and is presently under clinical evaluation. The design of PETT III spatial resolution and sensitivity of annihilation coincidence detection (ACD), sampling considerations and importance of proper shielding are presented to evaluate some design considerations for an ACD tomograph. Tomographic studies of the brain and heart with human subjects are presented to demonstrate the image quality of PETT III under clinical conditions. (auth)

• Research Organization: Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• NSA Number: NSA-33-029266
• OSTI ID: 4044603
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., v. NS-23, no. 1, pp. 516-522, Conference: 22. nuclear science symposium and 7. nuclear power systems symposium, San Francisco, CA, USA, 19 Nov 1975; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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