Nuclear scintillation camera. a study for the National Science Foundation

Technical Report · Sat Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1974

OSTI ID:5305347

The subject of this case history is the development of the scintillation camera (gamma camera, Anger camera). It is a device that gives a visual display of the location of a gamma or position emitting isotope within an area of a subject. It is useful for detecting tumors in the brain, liver, checking kidney function, etc. The Anger camera consists of a pinhole or a lead pipe tube collimator which images the field of view on a scintillation crystal. Scintillations are detected by a bank of photomultipliers and a display is generated on an oscilloscope and some hard copy record through a digital or real time processing system. This system is viewed as an improvement over gamma scanners in that scanning time is reduced. There are now units in 35-40% of all hospitals.

• Research Organization: Little (Arthur D.), Inc., Cambridge, MA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5305347
• Report Number(s): PB-270030; ADL-C-77347
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
CAMERAS
COLLIMATORS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DESIGN
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
DISPLAY DEVICES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
GAMMA CAMERAS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEDICINE
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
OSCILLOGRAPHS
PERFORMANCE
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SCINTISCANNING