Recent Developments In Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Instrumentation

1 January 1986

proceedings article
Published by SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng

Vol. 671, 232-244
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.966701

Abstract

This paper presents recent detector developments and perspectives for positron emission tomography (PET) instrumentation used for medical research, as well as the physical processes in positron annihilation, photon scattering and detection, tomograph design considerations, and the potentials for new advances in detectors.

Keywords

TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
RESOLUTION
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
RADIATION DETECTORS
PHOTOMULTIPLIERS
MEDICAL RESEARCH
SENSORS
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTOR
CHARGED PARTICLES
PHOTONS
SCATTERING
SCINTILLATION DETECTOR
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

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