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Application of mathematical removal of positron range blurring in positron emission tomography

Haber et al., 1990

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541995697169699627
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Haber S
Derenzo S
Uber D
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IEEE transactions on nuclear science

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The range of positrons in tissue is an important limitation to the ultimate spatial resolution achievable in positron emission tomography. In this work, a Fourier deconvolution technique is applied to remove range blurring in images taken by the Donner 600-crystal positron …
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    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01TMEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/16Measuring radiation intensity
    • G01T1/161Application in the field of nuclear medicine, e.g. in vivo counting
    • G01T1/164Scintigraphy
    • G01T1/1641Static instruments for imaging the distribution of radioactivity in one or two dimensions using one or several scintillating elements; Radio-isotope cameras
    • G01T1/1648Ancillary equipment for scintillation cameras, e.g. reference markers, devices for removing motion artifacts, calibration devices
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    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01TMEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
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    • G01T1/161Application in the field of nuclear medicine, e.g. in vivo counting
    • G01T1/164Scintigraphy
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    • G01T1/29Measurement performed on radiation beams, e.g. position or section of the beam; Measurement of spatial distribution of radiation
    • G01T1/2914Measurement of spatial distribution of radiation
    • G01T1/2985In depth localisation, e.g. using positron emitters; Tomographic imaging (longitudinal and transverse section imaging; apparatus for radiation diagnosis sequentially in different planes, steroscopic radiation diagnosis)
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