2017 Imaging for Physicists Coursebook
Summary
• Positron emitter used as radioactive tracer in the patient • Use of collimators to generate ‚image slices‘ • Detection of γ-quanta in scintillation crystal • Better resolution due to Anger logic • Signal amplification using PMTs • Image reconstruction
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ESTRO Teaching Course Advanced Imaging: PET – Basic Principles
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