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Basics of PET Imaging 
Physics, Chemistry, and Regulations

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Preface Chapter 1 Radioactive Decay and Interaction of Radiation with Matter Atomic Structure Radioactive Decay General Radioactive Decay Equations Successive Decay Equations Units of Radioactivity Units of Radioactivity in System Internationale Calculation Interaction of Radiation with Matter Interaction of Charged Particles with Matter Interaction of ( Radiation with Matter Attenuation of ( Radiations Questions References and Suggested Reading Chapter 2 PET Scanning Systems Background Solid Detectors in PET Photomultiplier Tube Pulse Height Analyzer Arrangement of Detectors PET Scanners Hybrid Scintillation Cameras PET/CT Scanners Small Animal PET Scanner Mobile PET Questions References and Suggested Reading Chapter 3 Data Acquisition and Corrections Data Acquisition Two-dimensional versus three-dimensional PET/CT data acquisition Factors Affecting Acquired Data Normalization Photon Attenuation Random Coincidences Scatter Coincidences Dead Time Radial Elongation Questions Suggested Reading Chapter 4 Image Reconstruction, Storage and Display Simple Backprojection Filtered Backprojection The Convolution Method The Fourier Method Types of Filters Iterative Reconstruction 3-D Reconstruction Partial Volume Effect Storage Display Software and DICOM PACS Teleradiology Questions Referencesand Suggested Reading Chapter 5 Performance Characteristics of PET Scanners Spatial Resolution Sensitivity Noise Scatter Fraction Contrast Quality Control of PET Scanners Daily Quality Control Tests Weekly Quality Control Tests Acceptance Tests Spatial Resolution Sensitivity Scatter Fraction Count Rate Losses and Random Coincidences Questions References and Suggested Reading Chapter 6 Cyclotron and Production of PET Radionuclides Cyclotron Operation Target and its Processing Equation for Production of Radionuclides Specific Activity Production of Short-lived Positron-emitters Fluorine-18 Carbon-11 Nitrogen-13 Oxygen-15 Iodine-124 Strontium-82 Technetium-94m Questions Suggested Reading Chapter 7 Synthesis of PET Radiopharmaceuticals PET Radiopharmaceuticals 18F-Sodium Fluoride 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) 6-18F-L-Fluorodopa 18F-Fluorothymidine (FLT) 15O-Water n-15O-Butanol 13N-Ammonia 11C-Sodium Acetate 11C-Flumazenil 11C-Methylspiperone (MSP) 11C-L-Methonine 11C-Raclopride 82Rb-Rubidium Chloride Automated Synthesis Devices Quality Control of PET Radiopharmaceuticals Specifications for Routine PET Radiopharmaceuticals 18F-FDG 6-18F-L-Fluorodopa 13N-Ammonia Questions References and Suggested Reading Chapter 8
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 208 ● ISBN 9780387271286 ● File size 5.0 MB ● Publisher Springer New York ● City NY ● Country US ● Published 2005 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2144318 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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