Like most applications that utilize scintillators for gamma detection, Positron Emission
Tomography (PET) desires materials with high light output, short decay time, and excellent …

Background Positron emission tomography (PET) is an expensive diagnostic imaging
technology. Despite the long history of PET development, the costs and effectiveness of its …

Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of non-standard positron emitters is influenced
by γ-coincidences, ie false coincidences produced by the coincident detection of an …

Instrumentation for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has experienced
tremendous improvements in performance over the past 60 years since it was first conceived …

Several short-lived positron-emitters are routinely used in PET studies while a few others are
of potential interest. A brief review of the decay data and production methods for several of …

Simple Summary Advances in nuclear medicine are made by technological and
radionuclide improvements. Throughout nuclear medicine's history, these advances were …

Development of PET instrumentation over the past 42 years has moved from simple dual-
detector coincidence scanners, to proposed systems having 60,000 detectors and …

Positron emission tomography (PET), previously regarded as a research tool, now has a
significant role to play in clinical diagnosis and management. The advantages derived from …

This handbook, written in a clear and precise style, describes the principles of positron
emission tomography (PET) and provides detailed information on its application in clinical …

Background Impure positron emitters have physical characteristics that degrade image
quality compared to conventional positron emitters like 18 F. Two impure positron emitters …