Radiopharmeceuticals for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging   So far our discussion of radiopharmaceuticals has been limited to single photon imaging with a scintillation camera. Positron-emitting radionuclides, even though…

  Radiopharmeceuticals for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging   So far our discussion of radiopharmaceuticals has been limited to single photon imaging with a scintillation camera. Positron-emitting radionuclides, even though…

  Radiopharmeceuticals for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging   So far our discussion of radiopharmaceuticals has been limited to single photon imaging with a scintillation camera. Positron-emitting radionuclides, even though…

, known as the half-life. This is defined as the time interval for a given number of nuclei (or their radioactivity) to decay to one-half of the original value. For…

  Radiopharmeceuticals for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging   So far our discussion of radiopharmaceuticals has been limited to single photon imaging with a scintillation camera. Positron-emitting radionuclides, even though…

  Radiopharmeceuticals for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging   So far our discussion of radiopharmaceuticals has been limited to single photon imaging with a scintillation camera. Positron-emitting radionuclides, even though…

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  Executive Editor: Charles W. MitchellProduct Manager: Ryan ShawVendor Manager: Bridgett DoughertySenior Manufacturing Manager: Benjamin RiveraSenior Marketing Manager: Angela PanettaDesign Coordinator: Doug SmockProduction Service: Thomson Digital © 2012 by LIPPINCOTT…

  Executive Editor: Charles W. MitchellProduct Manager: Ryan ShawVendor Manager: Bridgett DoughertySenior Manufacturing Manager: Benjamin RiveraSenior Marketing Manager: Angela PanettaDesign Coordinator: Doug SmockProduction Service: Thomson Digital © 2012 by LIPPINCOTT…

  Fig. 10.7. Path of a detector head in rectilinear scanning of an organ.     Fig. 10.8. Focusing-type collimator. γ-rays can reach the detector only through the narrow channels…